Personality Disorders
Personality Disorders Assessment Normal vs. Abnormal personality assessment Interviews vs. questionnaires Adult vs. adolescent/children Some specific instruments designed for younger populations Stability of specific diagnoses not clear (more with younger population) Article on stability indicated that trait constellations were stable but fluctuations in meeting criteria Possible that general personality disturbance more stable Classification Problems in classifying: Reliability and validity High degree of overlap Difficulty with distinctions with normal Sexism Classification Personality traits versus disorders FFM Neuroticism, extraversion agreeableness, consientiousness, openness Longitudinal relationship betwn traits & disorders ? article