Widiger Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

DSM-5 Essential Features questions and answers 100% correctThe development of the DSM 5 has been without controversy. false Personality disorders usually develop during childhood A person who suffers from chronic feelings of emptiness, acts impulsively and goes to great lengths because of fear of abandonment most likely has: borderline personality disorder In his article "The DSM-5 dimensional model of personality disorder: Rationale and empirical support," Widiger (201...

This is a summary of the whole book, divided per chapter and with extra notes from the professor

This is an extensive summary for the 2nd year course Personality Disorders (BSc Psychology at TiU) based on the book "The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders" by Widiger.

Personality Disorders Personality disorders refer to a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by deeply rooted, egosyntonic behavioral traits that significantly diverge from the accepted and expected norms of one’s culture (Ekselius, 2018). Traits are repetitive and distinguish an individual in an array of personal and social contexts. Personality is mapped according to five dimensions, namely agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness to experience (...

This summary provides an in-depth overview about the personality disorders discussed in the lectures and the mandatory textbook. All the symptoms and epidemiological factors are explained thoroughly. Moreover, the etiology and risk factors that can lead to the emergence of the disorders are presented. The summary of the chapters are compact and include the most important information. Cognitive, Behavioral and psychodynamic underlying mechanisms are included with useful tables. Studying this summ...

This is a summary about personality disorders in the course given at tilburg university by Hester Trompetter. This summary consists of the lectures, some practicals, videoclips, examples and articles

Summary of Lecture 2-10 supplemented with the book: The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders

In-depth summary of the book "The Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders", integrated with notes from the lectures.

This document contains the description of the characteristics of each personality disorder (gender, age, symptoms, traits, beliefs, comorbidity, brain abnormalities, etc.), in combination with a table concerning the prevalence, age, gender, social class, etc. of every disorder. (self-study assignment on chapter 9). In this document, each personality disorder has a specific color (found in both the description and the table), to help you memorize facts and figures in a more efficient way.

This document contains is a summary of the lecture slides provided by the university. Additionally, notes taken myself during the lectures and practicals were added. It contains several figures and overviews, to be able to get a better understanding of this complex field.