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The family resemblance hypothesis applied to psychiatric classification
R K Blashfield1, J Sprock, D Haymaker
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0256.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|August 1, 1989
Summary
The prototype model in personality disorder classification shows that more features mean a more typical case. This study examines the family resemblance hypothesis in psychiatric diagnosis.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychological classification
- Personality disorders
Background:
- The prototype model offers an alternative to classical classification in personality disorders.
- A core concept is the family resemblance hypothesis: more category features indicate a more prototypical case.
- Previous research on this hypothesis in psychiatric classification yielded mixed results.