Associations between physical health and the alternative model of personality disorders: A cross-sectional age study.

The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) is a relatively new dimensional model of personality disorders (PDs) that assesses two diagnostic constructs: personality functioning and pathological personality traits. Thus far, research on the AMPD among older adults has been limited, but the research that does exist suggests limited generalizability to the unique biopsychosocial context of later life. To further examine the applicability of the AMPD to older adults, the purpose of this study was to examine relationships between the AMPD's two constructs with perceived physical health status among younger and older adult samples.

Impact of self-reported cognitive dysfunction on the alternative model of personality disorders among older adults.

Method: Older adults ( = 202) completed the Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Self-Report, Personality Inventory for , and Coolidge Axis II Inventory with its six self-report cognitive dysfunction scales.

Results: Results suggested high correlational overlap between subjective cognitive problems with personality functioning and pathological personality, as measured by the AMPD. Hierarchical regressions revealed that subjective measures of executive functions, perceptual motor, and language difficulties were most strongly related to the AMPD's constructs.

Social impairment and personality disorder features among older adults: An application of the circumplex model.

The interpersonal circumplex is a model that places interpersonal problems along two axes (communion and agency), resulting in eight theoretically derived patterns. Application of the circumplex to older adults is poorly understood. Subsequently, this study examined relationships between the interpersonal circumplex and personality disorder (PD) features among older adults, since social impairments are core components of PDs.

An Empirical Evaluation of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders in Later Life.

Personality disorders (PDs) in the () are conceptualized as distinct clinical syndromes. However, debate persists about the clinical utility of this categorical model, with many researchers supporting a dimensional model that focuses on pathological personality traits and personality dysfunction. This model was published in Section III of and named the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD).

Psychometric evaluation of the Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form 2.0 among older adults.

The Levels of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0) is a new measure of personality functioning according to the , alternative model of personality disorders, containing a total personality functioning score and two subscales (Self and Interpersonal).

Relationships between pathological narcissism and maladaptive personality traits among older adults.

The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) is a measure of narcissism, with two domains of Vulnerability and Grandiosity, that has limited evidence of validity among older adults. Subsequently, the objective of the present study was to examine relationships between the PNI and measures of diverse pathological personality features. Participants consisted of 125 community-dwelling older adults ( age = 71.