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Review
. 2013 Jun;15(2):135-46.
doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.2/ttrull.

Dimensional models of personality: the five-factor model and the DSM-5

Timothy J Trull  1 , Thomas A Widiger
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Review

Dimensional models of personality: the five-factor model and the DSM-5

Timothy J Trull et al. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2013 Jun.

Abstract
in English, Spanish, French

It is evident that the classification of personality disorder is shifting toward a dimensional trait model and, more specifically, the five-factor model (FFM). The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the FFM of personality disorder. It will begin with a description of this dimensional model of normal and abnormal personality functioning, followed by a comparison with a proposal for future revisions to DSM-5 and a discussion of its potential advantages as an integrative hierarchical model of normal and abnormal personality structure.

Es evidente que la clasificación del trastorno de personalidad está cambiando hacia un modelo de características dimensionales, y más especificamente, hacia el modelo de cinco factores (MCF), El propósito de este artículo es ofrecer una panorámica del trastorno de personalidad de acuerdo con el MCF, El artículo se inicia con una descripción de este modelo dimensional del funcionamiento de la personalidad normal y anormal, y continúa con la comparación con una propuesta para futuras revisiones para el DSM-5 y una discusión de sus potenciales ventajas como un modelo jerárquico Integrador de la estructura de personalidad normal y anormal.

La classification des troubles de la personnalité se dirige clairement vers un modèle dimensionnel de caractéristiques et, plus spécifiquement, vers le modèle des cinq facteurs de personnalité (MCF). Cet article propose une synthèse du MCF des troubles de la personnalité. Il commence par une description de ce modèle du fonctionnement normal et anormal de la personnalité et se poursuit par une comparaison et des propositions pour les révisions à venir du DSM-5 ; vient ensuite une discussion des avantages éventuels d'utiliser le MCF comme modèle hiérarchique intégrateur d'une structure de personnalité normale et anormale.

Keywords: DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; dimensional; five-factor model; personality; personality disorder; trait.

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Figure 1.. Illustrative traits within the five-factor model.
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