Personality Flashcards
What is a personality trait?
durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situation
Who developed the big 5?
Robert McCrae and Paul Costa
What are the big 5?
Continuous trait model of individual differences. Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
What is the NEO-PI3
McCrae & Costa. Measure of 5 domains and 6 facets that define each domain. Self-report and observer forms. for 12yr+
What are the four temperaments in the Keirsey temperament sorter?
Artisans, guardians, idealists, rationals
What is the diagnostic criteria for personality disorder?
A. enduring patter of inner experience and behaviour deviates from expectations
B. pattern inflexible, pervasive
C. leads to clin sg distress
D. pattern can be traced back at least to adolescence/early adulthood
What four areas are useful in assessing personalty disorder?
Distress, deviance, dysfunction, dangerousness
What are the three clusters of PDs?
Cluster A: Odd-eccentric
Cluster B: Dramatic-emotional
Cluster C: Anxious-fearful
Name PDs in cluster A (Odd-eccentric)
Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD
Name Pds in Cluster B (dramatic-emotional)
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
Name Pds in cluster C (anxious-fearful)
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-compulsive
When is PD formally assessed?
When evidence of sig and pervasive dysfunction in relationships.
Evidence of “treatment resistance”
Increasing understanding of personality variables desirable to client
