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Thomas A Widiger¹, Cristina Crego¹, Stephanie L Rojas¹

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Personality disorders may represent variations of general personality structure, not fundamentally distinct conditions. Understanding personality disorders through the five-factor model (FFM) offers potential advantages for research and treatment.

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Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Personality Research

Background:

Clinical populations seeking treatment for maladaptive personality traits may share fundamental personality structures with non-clinical individuals.
Historically, personality disorders have been conceptualized as maladaptive expressions of general personality structures.
The five-factor model (FFM) provides a framework for understanding general personality structure.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an understanding of personality disorders from the perspective of basic personality research, specifically the five-factor model (FFM).
To explore the potential advantages of utilizing the FFM framework for conceptualizing and studying personality disorders.

Main Methods:

This study reviews existing personality research and theoretical frameworks.
It specifically examines the application of the five-factor model (FFM) to the study of personality disorders.
No new empirical data were collected; the approach is theoretical and integrative.

Main Results:

The personality structure in clinical and non-clinical populations may not be fundamentally different.
Personality disorders can be viewed as maladaptive variants within the broader FFM personality structure.
The FFM offers a potentially unifying and advantageous perspective for understanding personality pathology.

Conclusions:

Conceptualizing personality disorders through the FFM may offer a more integrated understanding of personality pathology.
This perspective suggests continuity between normal personality variation and clinical personality disorders.
Further research is warranted to explore the clinical utility and implications of the FFM in personality disorder assessment and treatment.