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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451799203321

Titolo

Differentiating normal and abnormal personality [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Strack, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-280-75308-0

9786610753086

0-8261-3207-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (559 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StrackStephen

Disciplina

155.2/8

Soggetti

Personality tests

Personality disorders - Diagnosis

Personality assessment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword by Auke Tellegen; Introduction by Stephen Strack; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives; 1 Millon's Evolutionary Model for Unifying the Study of Normal and Abnormal Personality; 2 Psychopathology from the Perspective of the Five-Factor Model; 3 Differentiating Personality Deviance, Normality, and Well-Being by the Seven-Factor Psychobiological Model; 4 Interpersonal Theory and the Interpersonal Circumplex: Evolving Perspectives on Normal and Abnormal Personality; 5 Cognitive Theory of Personality and Personality Disorders

6 Psychobiological Models and Issues 7 Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personality from the Perspective of the DSM; Part 2: Methodology; 8 Problems and Pitfalls in Designing Research on Normal-Abnormal Personality; 9 Principles of Exploratory Factor Analysis; 10 Latent Variable Modeling: Representing the Structural Continuity and Discontinuity of Normal and Abnormal Personality; 11 Methods for Understanding Genetic and Environmental Influences in Normal and Abnormal Personality; 12 Taxometrics; Part 3: Measurement and Assessment; 13 Assessment of Maladaptive



Personality Traits

14 Differentiating Normal from Abnormal Personality with the MMPI-215 Interpersonal Circumplex Measures; 16 The Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology (DAPP) Approach to Personality Disorder; 17 The Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP): A Dimensional Measure of Traits Relevant to Personality and Personality Pathology; 18 The Personality Assessment Inventory and the Measurement of Normal and Abnormal Personality Constructs; 19 Rorschach Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Personality; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

With graduate students and professionals new to the field in mind, this book provides information about the central issues that are being addressed by researchers and clinicians in the realm of normal-abnormal personality today. In addition, it provides essential terminology, ideas, and methods that are unique to the field at large as well as basic tools needed to become a participant in normal-abnormal psychology. Key Features: * Seven influential models of personality and psychopathology * Four statistical methods for use in taxonomy, diagnosis, similarities and differences between normal