Interpersonal problems and conceptions of personality disorders

A growing consensus in the literature on personality disorders suggests that dysfunctional interpersonal behavior is either the defining feature or a major component of many personality disorders. Interpersonal psychologists have described personality-disordered individuals as displaying rigid malad...

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Published in:Journal of personality disorders 1990-12, Vol.4 (4), p.342-352
Main Authors: PINCUS, A. L, WIGGINS, J. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Coping
Definitions
Etiology
Interpersonal Relationship
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Modeling (Psychology)
Personality
Personality Problems
Personality Traits
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Social Cognition
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Summary:A growing consensus in the literature on personality disorders suggests that dysfunctional interpersonal behavior is either the defining feature or a major component of many personality disorders. Interpersonal psychologists have described personality-disordered individuals as displaying rigid maladaptive patterns of interaction with others that in turn elicit a limited class of responses that can perpetuate the dysfunctional pattern. The conception of interpersonal problems as interpersonal behavioral excesses and inhibitions (Horowitz, 1979) was proposed as an indicator of such rigid interaction patterns. Conceptions of personality disorders inherent in the MMPI Personality Disorder Scales and the Personality Adjective Check List were evaluated in this study within the context of a circumplex model of interpersonal problems. The data supported an interpersonal conceptualization of a number of personality disorders. The results are discussed with reference to Millon's theory of personality and the centrality of dysfunctional interpersonal behavior for describing personality disorders.
ISSN:0885-579X
1943-2763
DOI:10.1521/pedi.1990.4.4.342