Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders
- The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Etiology
- 1 Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1a A Clinically Relevant Neuroscience for Personality Disorders: Commentary on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1b Methodological Advancements Needed in Neuroimaging Research on Personality Disorders: Commentary on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1c Illustrating the Value of Neuroimaging Studies Using the Example of Affect Regulation: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 2 Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2a Four Key Areas for Further Investigation: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2b Highlighting the Value of Dimensional Conceptualizations and Environmental Influences: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2c Questioning Current Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 3 Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3a Evidence for Caregiver Factors Proposed by Attachment and Biosocial Theories in the Development of Personality Disorders: Commentary on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3b Towards a Family Process Perspective on Typical and Maladaptive Personality Characteristics: Commentary on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3c Moving Contextual Personality Research Forward: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 4 Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4a Toward the Integration of Developmental Psychopathology and Personality Pathology Perspectives: Commentary on Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4b A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on the Emergence of Antisocial and Borderline Personality Pathologies across the Lifespan: Commentary on Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4c Bridging Diverging Perspectives: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Personality Pathology in Youth
- Part II Models
- Part III Individual Disorders and Clusters
- Part IV Assessment
- Part V Treatment
- Index
- References
2b - Highlighting the Value of Dimensional Conceptualizations and Environmental Influences: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
from Part I - Etiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 February 2020
- The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders
- The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Etiology
- 1 Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1a A Clinically Relevant Neuroscience for Personality Disorders: Commentary on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1b Methodological Advancements Needed in Neuroimaging Research on Personality Disorders: Commentary on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 1c Illustrating the Value of Neuroimaging Studies Using the Example of Affect Regulation: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Neuroimaging in Personality Disorders
- 2 Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2a Four Key Areas for Further Investigation: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2b Highlighting the Value of Dimensional Conceptualizations and Environmental Influences: Commentary on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 2c Questioning Current Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Issues and New Directions in Personality Disorder Genetics
- 3 Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3a Evidence for Caregiver Factors Proposed by Attachment and Biosocial Theories in the Development of Personality Disorders: Commentary on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3b Towards a Family Process Perspective on Typical and Maladaptive Personality Characteristics: Commentary on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 3c Moving Contextual Personality Research Forward: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Environmental and Sociocultural Influences on Personality Disorders
- 4 Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4a Toward the Integration of Developmental Psychopathology and Personality Pathology Perspectives: Commentary on Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4b A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on the Emergence of Antisocial and Borderline Personality Pathologies across the Lifespan: Commentary on Personality Pathology in Youth
- 4c Bridging Diverging Perspectives: Author Rejoinder to Commentaries on Personality Pathology in Youth
- Part II Models
- Part III Individual Disorders and Clusters
- Part IV Assessment
- Part V Treatment
- Index
- References
Summary
This commentary reflects on Jang and Choi’s (this volume) chapter summarizing the extent work on behavior and molecular genetic studies of personality disorder (PD). The authors argue that more work needs to be done on refining the PD phenotype, as most work in genetics to date has utilized categorical definitions of PD, even though clinical psychology generally and the field of PDs specifically is moving resolutely toward a dimensional conceptualization (as represented in the alternative model of PDs in the DSM-5). They also argue that the real benefit of both quantitative and measured gene approaches to studying PDs might not be the elucidation of more precise heritability estimates or even the identification of specific genes, but the contribution of environmental influences to maladaptive personality traits.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Disorders , pp. 44 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020