PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Factor Analysis, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Wild Thoughts
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A class on the link between personality psychology and clinical psychology. Personality: focuses on variations on social and emotional behaviours in well-adjusted individuals. In the book- not a lot about mood disorders, bipolar disorders, not even personality disorders. Which is the most natural link between personality and clinical psychology course. A lot of research on connections between personality psychology and clinical. A lot of it is the big 5 trait system and it looks like in the future there will be stronger connections between the big 5 trait research and research on personality disorders for sure. The common mental disorders and big 5 traits: Discuss the common mental disorders- most focus on depression because of his family he knows most of it. Then research on big 5 traits with mental disorders. Meta-analysis that looked at the link between the big 5 and anxiety, depression, etc. Another article about clinician"s perspective on the big 5 model.