Self-report methodology is insufficient for improving the assessment and classification of Axis II personality disorders |
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Authors: | Huprich Steven K Bornstein Robert F Schmitt Thomas A |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, 302 King Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA. shuprich@emich.edu |
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Abstract: | Current approaches to the assessment and classification of personality disorders (PDs) rely almost exclusively on self-report methodology. In this paper, we document the many difficulties with self-reports, including limitations in their accuracy, the confounding effect of mood state, and problems with the selection and retention of factors in factor analytic approaches to self-report questionnaires. We also discuss the role of implicit processes in self-reports, with special attention directed to the phenomenon of priming and its effect on outcome. To rectify these issues, we suggest a transtheoretical, multimethod, multimodal approach to personality pathology assessment and diagnosis, which utilizes the richness of prototypes and empirical findings on PD categories and pathologies. |
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