PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Buckling, Personality Disorder, Mood Disorder
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Heterogeneous group of disorders that are regarded as long-standing, pervasive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour and inner experience that deviate from the expectations of a person"s culture and that impair social and occupational functioning. An actual personality disorder is defined by the extremes of several traits and by the inflexible way these traits are expressed. Regard personality disorder as a failure or inability to come up with adaptive solutions to life tasks. When a general personality disorder exists and then assessment can establish whether there is a particular pd. Notice that some elements form millon and livesley overlap! Dimensional approach is more recommended in regards to personality disorder. One problem with categorical approach! low stability of personality disorder diagnoses test-retest reliability is low if the second test is held after a long time. Stability coefficients were greater when a dimensional view of personality disorder was used and shorter time intervals were employed.
