Additional factors Personality disorder

1 additional factors

1.1 severity
1.2 effect on social functioning
1.3 attribution

additional factors

in addition classifying category , cluster, possible classify personality disorders using additional factors such severity, impact on social functioning, , attribution.

severity

this involves both notion of personality difficulty measure of subthreshold scores personality disorder using standard interviews , evidence severe personality disorders demonstrate “ripple effect” of personality disturbance across whole range of mental disorders. in addition subthreshold (personality difficulty) , single cluster (simple personality disorder), derives complex or diffuse personality disorder (two or more clusters of personality disorder present) , can derive severe personality disorder of greatest risk.

there several advantages classifying personality disorder severity:

it not allows takes advantage of tendency personality disorders comorbid each other.
it represents influence of personality disorder on clinical outcome more satisfactorily simple dichotomous system of no personality disorder versus personality disorder.
this system accommodates new diagnosis of severe personality disorder, particularly dangerous , severe personality disorder (dspd).

effect on social functioning

social function affected many other aspects of mental functioning apart of personality. however, whenever there persistently impaired social functioning in conditions in not expected, evidence suggests more created personality abnormality other clinical variables. personality assessment schedule gives social function priority in creating hierarchy in personality disorder creating greater social dysfunction given primacy on others in subsequent description of personality disorder.

attribution

many have personality disorder not recognize abnormality , defend valiantly continued occupancy of personality role. group have been termed type r, or treatment-resisting personality disorders, opposed type s or treatment-seeking ones, keen on altering personality disorders , clamor treatment. classification of 68 personality disordered patients on caseload of assertive community team using simple scale showed 3 1 ratio between type r , type s personality disorders cluster c personality disorders being more type s, , paranoid , schizoid (cluster a) personality disorders more type r others.