Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality

Explains how personality disorders can be understood from the perspective of the Five Factor Model (FFM), the most heavily researched and empirically supported dimensional model of general personality structure. The chapters summarise the conceptual and empirical support for the FFM, including the dimensional description of specific personality disorders and the application of the model for assessment and treatment. Case studies are also provided. It is an essential reference for clinicians, researchers, and graduate students who work with personality disorders.

Contributors

1. Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality: Rationale for the Third Edition 
   Thomas A. Widiger and Paul T. Costa Jr.

I. Conceptual and Empirical Background

1. Introduction to the Empirical and Theoretical Status of the Five-Factor Model of Personality Traits 
   Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa Jr.
2. On the Valid Description of Personality Dysfunction 
   Tamika C. B. Zapolski, Leila Guller, and Gregory T. Smith
3. Childhood Antecedents of Personality Disorder: A Five-Factor Model Perspective 
   Filip De Fruyt and Barbara De Clercq
4. Universality of the Five-Factor Model of Personality 
   Jüri Allik, Anu Realo, and Robert R. McCrae
5. Five-Factor Model Personality Disorder Research 
   Thomas A. Widiger, Paul T. Costa Jr., Whitney L. Gore, and Cristina Crego

II. Patient Populations

1. Psychopathy From the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model of Personality 
   Karen Derefinko and Donald R. Lynam
2. Borderline Personality Disorder: A Five-Factor Model Perspective 
   Timothy J. Trull and Whitney C. Brown
3. Narcissistic Personality Disorder and the Five-Factor Model: Delineating Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Grandiose Narcissism, and Vulnerable Narcissism 
   W. Keith Campbell and Joshua D. Miller
4. A Five-Factor Model Perspective of Schizotypal Personality Disorder 
   Maryanne Edmundson and Thomas R. Kwapil
5. Dependency and the Five-Factor Model 
   Whitney L. Gore and Aaron L. Pincus
6. Depressive Personality Disorder and the Five-Factor Model 
   R. Michael Bagby, Chris Watson, and Andrew G. Ryder
7. Alexithymia and the Five-Factor Model of Personality 
   Graeme J. Taylor and R. Michael Bagby
8. Five-Factor Model Personality Functioning in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities 
   Sara E. Boyd

III. Assessment

1. Assessing the Five-Factor Model of Personality Disorder 
   Douglas B. Samuel
2. Informant Reports and the Assessment of Personality Disorders Using the Five-Factor Model 
   Thomas F. Oltmanns and Erika Carlson
3. Prototype Matching and the Five-Factor Model: Capturing the DSM–IV Personality Disorders 
   Joshua D. Miller
4. Using the Five-Factor Model to Assess Disordered Personality 
   Donald R. Lynam

IV. Clinical Application

1. Diagnosis of Personality Disorder Using the Five-Factor Model and the Proposed DSM–5 
   Thomas A. Widiger, Paul T. Costa Jr., and Robert R. McCrae
2. Conceptual and Empirical Support for the Clinical Utility of Five-Factor Model Personality Disorder Diagnosis 
   Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt
3. Further Use of the NEO PI–R Personality Dimensions in Differential Treatment Planning 
   Cynthia Sanderson and John F. Clarkin
4. Treatment of Personality Disorders From the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model 
   Michael H. Stone
5. Crossover Analysis: Using the Five-Factor Model and Revised NEO Personality Inventory to Assess Couples 
   Ralph L. Piedmont and Thomas E. Rodgerson
6. Dialectical Behavior Therapy From the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model of Personality 
   Stephanie D. Stepp, Diana J. Whalen, and Tiffany D. Smith
7. Disorders of Personality: Clinical Treatment From a Five-Factor Model Perspective 
   Jennifer R. Presnall

V. Conclusions and Future Research

1. Final Word and Future Research 
   Thomas A. Widiger and Paul T. Costa Jr.

Appendix: Description of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI–R) Facet Scales
Index
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