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Section 1: Purpose of assessment and how to start

(1.1) Purpose of assessment and how to start

(1.2) Why assess personality?

(1.3) Why assess personality?

(1.4) Stage 1 How to start

(1.5) How to start

(1.6) Identifying ways of introducing personality

(1.7) How not to start off the interview!

(1.8) How not to start off: interview feedback

(1.9) How to start off the interview well

(1.10) How to start off well: interview feedback

(1.11) Section 1: Recap

(1.12) Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Developing the assessment at interview

(2.1) Stage 2 Developing the assessment at interview

(2.2) How not to develop the assessment at interview!

(2.3) How not to develop the assessment: interview feedback

(2.4) How to develop the assessment at interview well

(2.5) How to develop the assessment well: interview feedback

(2.6) Section 2: Recap

(2.7) Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Facilitation of information that may disclose pathology

(3.1) Stage 3  Facilitation of information that may disclose pathology

(3.2) Making sense of personality assessment

(3.3) Cluster identification

(3.4) Introducing cluster profiles

(3.5) Cluster A: Odd or eccentric group

(3.6) Cluster A: Model questions

(3.7) Cluster B: Flamboyant, dramatic or erratic group

(3.8) Cluster B: Model questions

(3.9) Cluster C: Anxious or fearful group

(3.10) Cluster C: Model questions

(3.11) Cluster D: Obsessional or fussy group

(3.12) Cluster D: Model questions

(3.13) Summary of personality differentiation

(3.14) Summary of personality differentiation

(3.15) Summary of personality differentiation

(3.16) Cluster profiles: vignettes

(3.17) Cluster profiles: vignettes

(3.18) Vignette answers

(3.19) Section 3: Recap

(3.20) Section 3: Summary

 

Section 4: Assessment of dysfunction, severity, and Type S and Type R personalities

(4.1) Assessment of dysfunction, severity, and Type S and Type R personalities

(4.2) Stage 4 Assessment of dysfunction

(4.3) Assessment of dysfunction

(4.4) Assessment of dysfunction

(4.5) Assessment of dysfunction: Questions

(4.6) Stage 5 Assessing the severity of personality dysfunction

(4.7) New severity classification

(4.8) Case vignette 'E'

(4.9) Case vignette 'F'

(4.10) Case vignette 'G'

(4.11) Type S and Type R

(4.12) Stage 6  Assessing type R and type S personalities

(4.13) Summary of our subject

(4.14) Influence of personality disorder on symptom outcome (CPRS)

(4.15) Recurrent deliberate self-harm and personality disturbance

(4.16) Section 4: Recap

(4.17) Section summary

 

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