The Five Factor Theory was first introduced by McCrae and Costa (1984) and is based on the assumption that personality is relatively stable in adulthood. Generally, the traits that we show at the age of 30 would remain essentially unchanged into old age. (McCrae & Costa, Personality in Adulthood) Therefore, assessing personality based on...
Axis II in DSM-IV versus the Five Factor Model While it is true that both Axis II in DSM-IV and the Five Factor Model measure similar constructs, the main focus being one’s personality, they tend to investigate different aspects of personality. The use of DSM-IV and Axis II implicates the diagnosis of a particular...
Many studies have focused on investigating the physiological characteristics and the neurobiology of borderline patients in attempt to relate these symptoms with the purely psychological characteristics. A study with 30 young women with Borderline personality disorder that used structural magnetic resonance imaging (3D-MRI) showed that the borderline patients had significantly smaller hippocampus (-17%) and...
Many studies have investigated the childhood experiences of patients with BPD and have revealed that physical and sexual abuse, early separation, inconsistent treatment of a caretaker, and neglect are all part of the etiology of BPD. A study of Mary C. Zanarini and others was determined to investigate pathological childhood experience in patients with...
Borderline Personality Disorder is identified in Cluster B of Axis II of the Multiaxial system. As all personality disorders, it is characterized as a pervasive and inflexible pattern of inner experiences and behavior that cause distress and certain impairment in a person’s life (DSM-IV-R). Being a mental illness, BPD implies instability in moods, self-image,...
