5. Atypical Personality (KEY INFO)

Question 1

Keyes (2005) complete state model of health indicates that…

Answer 1

individuals with complete mental health should be free of mental disorder and flourishing

Question 2

Hampson (2012) argues that…

Answer 2

conscientiousness is a valuable predictor of health

Question 3

McCrae, Lockenhoff and Costa argue that ‘characteristic maladaptations’ are…

Answer 3

adverse consequences and problems of daily living that can develop as the individual with certain trait intensities interacts with their environment

Question 4

Trait negative affectivity is measured using levels of…

Answer 4

trait neuroticism

Question 5

The dark triad traits are…

Answer 5

personality traits originally developed to describe personality disorders that can also be observed in the general population

Question 6

The Dark Triad traits have a ___ side and a ____ side

Answer 6

dark

bright

Question 7

The ICD and DSM systems for _______ ______ are based on the principle that…

Answer 7

classifying diseases

mental disorders are qualitatively distinct from mental health

Question 8

If personality traits observed in the general population can be used to ______ and _______ personality disorders, we can infer that…

Answer 8

describe
diagnose

typical and atypical traits form continua