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Explain how the Big Five traits can be used to organize the DSM personality disorders. Provide at least four concrete examples of how certain personality disorders might reflect constellations of extreme scores on particular Big Five traits. What are some of the advantages of this approach for understanding personality disorders?


Definitions:

Classification System

A list of disorders, along with descriptions of symptoms and guidelines for making appropriate diagnoses.

Prognosis

A forecast or prediction about the likely outcome or course of a disease or situation.

Neuropsychological Test

A specially designed task used to measure a psychological function known to be linked to a particular brain structure or pathway.

Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

A psychological assessment used to evaluate visual-motor integration skills, often utilized to identify developmental disorders in children.

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