OBJECTIVE Researchers have advocated replacing the DSM-IV classification of personality disorders with an alternative diagnostic system based on the five-factor model. This study evaluates the clinical comprehensiveness of the five-factor model and addresses the broader question of how many factors, and which factors, are necessary to understand personality pathology. METHOD A national sample...

To further the potential for applied personality studies, we present a methodology for assessing personality in nonhuman animals without a priori assumptions, using behavioral measures to discriminate personality survey results. Our study group consisted of 12 free-ranging, provisioned, adult Tibetan macaques Macaca thibetana at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys, China. We asked familiar Chinese p...

the relationships between forgiveness and d-type personality with hope in patient with coronary heart disease in urmia city     issazadegan a [1] , shykhi s [2] , banehasmishishevan sr [3] , salmanpour h [4]     received: 12 oct, 2011 accepted: 15 jan, 2012     abstract   background & aims : many studies have demonstrated the role of psychological and behavioral risk factors in the etiology and...

The social constructivists provide a dramaturgical model of personality that is particularly valuable in understanding artificial personality for embodied agents. According to the social constructivists, personality is the product of three distinct perspectives: that of the actor, which entails the expression of personality, that of the observer, which involves the interpretation or impression ...

BACKGROUND There is conflicting evidence about the influence of personality disorder on outcome in depressive disorders. AIMS Meta-analysis of studies in which a categorical assessment of personality disorder or no personality disorder was made in people with depressive disorders, and categorical outcome (recovered/not recovered) also determined. METHOD Systematic electronic search of the l...

Behavior in Internet world is closely related to narcissistic personality. Internet is a necessary part of life for young: therefore, the discussion of narcissistic behavior and the implicit personality traits within Internet world has become an important issue for understanding the psychology and behavior of teenagers. Currently, well-developed narcissistic personality scales exist for academi...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of morning and afternoon personality styles of the staff on an organization's psychological capital (optimism, resiliency, hope, and self-efficacy) based on fred luthans's model. we also assessed whether the relationship between personality type and psychological capital could affect the individual and organizational performance. m...

abstract aim and background: the zuckerman – kuhlman personality questionnaire is an instrument measuring personality traits. it is designed according to zuckerman’s alternative five factor personality model (ffm). the present research aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of a version of the zuckerman – kuhlman personality questionnaire which contains 50 items. method and material...