Clinical Application of the Five-Factor Model

Thomas A. Widiger; Jennifer Ruth Presnall

doi:10.1111/jopy.12004

Clinical Application of the Five-Factor Model

Thomas A. Widiger, Jennifer Ruth Presnall

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The Five-Factor Model (FFM) has become the predominant dimensional model of general personality structure. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a clinical application. A substantial body of research indicates that the personality disorders included within the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) can be understood as extreme and/or maladaptive variants of the FFM (the acronym "DSM" refers to any particular edition of the APA DSM). In addition, the current proposal for the forthcoming fifth edition of the DSM (i.e., DSM-5) is shifting closely toward an FFM dimensional trait model of personality disorder. Advantages of this shifting conceptualization are discussed, including treatment planning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	515-527
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Personality
Volume	81
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12004
State	Published - Dec 2013

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