PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Humanistic Psychology, Cluster B Personality Disorders, Personality Disorder
9 May 2016
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Clip from the office: describing personalities with big 5. Michael: low a, high e; possible personality disorder. Definition of a personality disorder: refer to slide 6. Problems: big 5 traits are dimensional but personality disorders are categorical; low reliability between clinicians (there is a disorder but which one is it?) Types of personality disorders: cluster a (odd thinking), cluster b (erratic thinking), and cluster c (fearful and anxious thinking). Mccrae & costa (2002): link between big 5 and personality disorders. Narcissism: low c and a, high e; possibly what michael from the office has: clinical assessment: meet 5/9 symptoms, survey assessment: narcissism personality inventory (choose one item or the other) Mcadams: pds involve extreme variations on traits, but may also involve other things from level. 2 and 3 (personal concerns and internalized life stories). The average score is 15, celebrities score 18 (reality stars score the highest). Positive psychology and the character strengths (refer to slide 15).
