title: Behavioral assessment of personality disorders.
abstract: This article examines the definition of personality disorders (PDs) from a functional analytical framework and discusses the potential utility of such a framework to account for behavioral tendencies associated with PD pathology. Also reviewed are specific behavioral assessment methods that can be employed in the assessment of PDs, and how information derived from these assessments may be linked to specific intervention strategies.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 27412, USA. R_Nelson@uncg.edu
authors: R O
authors: RO
authors: Nelson-Gray
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Farmer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001527:Behaviorism; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology