Understanding individuals’ desire for change, perceptions of impairment, benefits, and barriers of change for pathological personality traits.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea E. Sleep ◽  
Donald R. Lynam ◽  
Joshua D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Change Perceptions ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Childhood trauma moderates morphometric associations between orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala: implications for pathological personality traits

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nadia Bounoua ◽  
Rickie Miglin ◽  
Jeffrey M. Spielberg ◽  
Curtis L. Johnson ◽  
Naomi Sadeh
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Orbitofrontal Cortex ◽  
Functional Neuroimaging ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Abstract Background Research has demonstrated that chronic stress exposure early in development can lead to detrimental alterations in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)–amygdala circuit. However, the majority of this research uses functional neuroimaging methods, and thus the extent to which childhood trauma corresponds to morphometric alterations in this limbic-cortical network has not yet been investigated. This study had two primary objectives: (i) to test whether anatomical associations between OFC–amygdala differed between adults as a function of exposure to chronic childhood assaultive trauma and (ii) to test how these environment-by-neurobiological effects relate to pathological personality traits. Methods Participants were 137 ethnically diverse adults (48.1% female) recruited from the community who completed a clinical diagnostic interview, a self-report measure of pathological personality traits, and anatomical MRI scans. Results Findings revealed that childhood trauma moderated bilateral OFC–amygdala volumetric associations. Specifically, adults with childhood trauma exposure showed a positive association between medial OFC volume and amygdalar volume, whereas adults with no childhood exposure showed the negative OFC–amygdala structural association observed in prior research with healthy samples. Examination of the translational relevance of trauma-related alterations in OFC–amygdala volumetric associations for disordered personality traits revealed that trauma exposure moderated the association of OFC volume with antagonistic and disinhibited phenotypes, traits characteristic of Cluster B personality disorders. Conclusions The OFC–amygdala circuit is a potential anatomical pathway through which early traumatic experiences perpetuate emotional dysregulation into adulthood and confer risk for personality pathology. Results provide novel evidence of divergent neuroanatomical pathways to similar personality phenotypes depending on early trauma exposure.

scholarly journals Meta-perception for pathological personality traits: Do we know when others think that we are difficult?

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Oltmanns ◽  
Marci E.J. Gleason ◽  
E. David Klonsky ◽  
Eric Turkheimer
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Pathological personality traits and immoral tendencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Vrabel ◽  
Virgil Zeigler-Hill ◽  
Gillian A. McCabe ◽  
Angela D. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

scholarly journals PATHOLOGICAL PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THE NATURALISTIC COURSE OF INTERNALIZING DISORDERS AMONG HIGH-RISK YOUNG ADULTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Conway ◽  
Michelle G. Craske ◽  
Richard E. Zinbarg ◽  
Susan Mineka
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Internalizing Disorders ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

scholarly journals Pathological Traits Associated to Facebook and Twitter among French Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Élodie Verseillié ◽  
Stéphanie Laconi ◽  
Henri Chabrol
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Background: With a growing number of users, social networking sites have been the subject of numerous recent studies, but little investigation has been given to their problematic use. Objectives: Our main objective was to study the relationship between psychopathological variables (i.e., personality traits, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and stress) and problematic Facebook and Twitter use. Participants and method: A sample of 1068 Internet users (Mage = 26.64; SD = 9.5) has been recruited online. Participants completed scales exploring problematic Facebook and Twitter use, and psychopathological variables. Results: Problematic Facebook and Twitter use were predicted by different pathological personality traits, regrouped in clusters in our study. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were also predictive of problematic Facebook and Twitter use but only stress explained problematic Facebook use. Gender differences have been observed. Discussion: This study highlights the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress, pathological personality traits, and problematic Facebook and Twitter use. Significant differences have been retrieved between these two uses and their relationship to psychopathology. Future research should also explore the causal relationship between social networking sites use and psychopathology and consider gender.

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