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Personality and personality disorders

T A Widiger1, P T Costa

  • 1Psychology Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506-0044.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|February 1, 1994
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Personality disorders may represent variations of normal personality traits. Research explores underlying personality dimensions and the five-factor model to understand this relationship.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Personality disorders are mental health conditions closely linked to personality traits.
  • The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) categorizes these disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence supporting the hypothesis that personality disorders are variants of normal personality traits.
  • To explore the dimensions of personality underlying these disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on research linking personality dimensions to personality disorders.
  • Illustration of the personality-disorder relationship using the five-factor model.

Main Results:

  • The article reviews efforts to identify personality dimensions related to personality disorders.

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  • The five-factor model is used to demonstrate the connection between normal and abnormal personality traits.

    • Conclusions:

    • Personality disorders may be understood as extreme variations of normal personality dimensions.
    • Further research is needed to address conceptual and methodological issues in this field.