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Widiger, Thomas A.; Trull, Timothy J. – American Psychologist, 2008
Responds to the comments by H. N. Garb (2007) and A. M. Ruscio (2007) on the current authors' original article "Plate tectonics in the classification of personality disorder: Shifting to a dimensional model" (2007). Unable to respond to all of Garb's and Ruscio's concerns given space limitations, the current authors attempt to respond to key…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Models, Personality, Classification
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Ruscio, Ayelet Meron – American Psychologist, 2008
Comments on the original article "Plate tectonics in the classification of personality disorder: Shifting to a dimensional model," by T. A. Widiger and T. J. Trull (2007). Widiger and Trull raised important nosological issues that warrant serious consideration not only for the personality disorders but for all mental disorders as the Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Models, Personality
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Garb, Howard N. – American Psychologist, 2008
Comments on the original article "Plate tectonics in the classification of personality disorder: Shifting to a dimensional model," by T. A. Widiger and T. J. Trull. The purpose of this comment is to address (a) whether psychologists know how personality traits are currently assessed by clinicians and (b) the reliability and validity of those…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Psychologists, Diagnostic Tests
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Shapiro, Theodore – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Empirical studies based on psychoanalytic model have concentrated on study of therapeutic process and diagnostic groups such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Work in BPD provides paradigm for future approaches in study of second-order inferences removed from immediate observational field. Concept of structure may be clarified by empirical…
Descriptors: Models, Personality Problems, Psychiatry, Research and Development
Crawford, Wendy – School Business Affairs, 1995
Learning to interact positively with personality-challenged individuals will result in a more productive work and home life. A behavioral-styles model, and the effect of conflict on the personality types in the model, are displayed in figures and text. Case studies demonstrate successful interaction strategies. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Communication Skills, Employee Attitudes