938 Index
Personality disorders (continued)
Cluster C, 646, 672–682
avoidant personality disorder, 645, 646, 
672–675
dependent personality disorder, 645, 646, 
675–678
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, 
645, 646, 678–682
general personality disorder, 646–649
criteria for, 646–647
culture-related diagnostic issues in, 648
development and course of, 647–648
diagnostic features of, 647
differential diagnosis of, 648–649
gender-related diagnostic issues in, 648
highlights of changes fr om DSM-IV to DSM-5, 
816
other specified personality disorder, 645–646, 
684
personality change due to another medical 
condition, 645, 682–684
unspecified personality disorder, 645–646, 684
Personality disorders: alternative DSM-5 model, 
761–781
diagnosis of, 771
general criteria for personality disorder, 
761–763
Criterion A: level of personality 
functioning, 762, 762
Criterion B: pathological personality traits, 
762–763
Criteria C and D: pervasiveness and 
stability, 763
Criteria E, F, and G: alternative 
explanations for personality 
pathology, 763
level of personality functioning, 762, 762, 
771–772
Level of Personality Functioning Scale for 
rating of, 772, 775–778
self- and interpersonal  functioning 
dimensional definition, 772
personality traits, 772–774
assessment of Personality Trait Model, 774
clinical utility of  multidimensional 
personality functioning and trait 
model, 774