What Do Each of the DSM-5's Three Clusters of Personality

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Essay

What do each of the DSM-5's three clusters of personality disorders represent, and what are the defining features of each cluster? Explain why a cluster approach aids in diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Humanistic Therapies

Approaches to therapy that prioritize the human experience, emphasizing empathy, self-exploration, and the understanding of one's feelings and thoughts in the pursuit of self-actualization and personal understanding.

Contextual Therapies

Psychotherapies that emphasize understanding individuals within their social, familial, and cultural contexts.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a maladaptive response to a stimulus is replaced with a more adaptive one, often used in treating phobias.

Behavior Modification

The use of learning techniques, such as reinforcement or punishment, to change or modify behavior.