اعتقادات سوء تبعیض آمیز اختلال شخصیتی

Abstract This study examines whether specific sets of dysfunctional beliefs are differentially associated with five personality disorders (PDs) as predicted by cognitive theory. Seven hundred fifty-six psychiatric outpatients completed the Personality Belief Questionnaire (PBQ) at intake and were assessed for PDs using a standardized clinical interview conducted by assessors who were blind to patients' PBQ responses. Findings showed that patients with avoidant, dependent, obsessive–compulsive, narcissistic, and paranoid PDs preferentially endorsed PBQ beliefs theoretically linked to their specific disorders. The study results support the cognitive theory of personality disorders. Suggestions are made regarding the clinical utility of the PBQ with personality-disordered patients and future research on the PBQ.

4. Conclusions The cognitive theory of personality disorders states that each personality disorder has a characteristic set of dysfunctional beliefs and that these beliefs are reflected in corresponding personality disorder behaviors. The findings of this study provide support for this contention. The ability to assess the relative strengths of beliefs associated with a variety of personality disorders may be particularly appealing to clinicians and researchers who prefer a dimensional approach to understanding personality dysfunction (cf. Clark, Livesley & Morey, 1997 and Widiger & Sanderson, 1995). While further research is needed, our findings suggest that the PBQ has promise as a measure of personality disorder beliefs.