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Table 3 Summary: DSM-5 classification of case 2

From: The role of identity in the DSM-5 classification of personality disorders

General criterion

Patient suffers from severe personality impairment

Level of impairment in self and interpersonal functioning (0=not disturbed; 4=extremely disturbed)

Levels of personality functioning scale

- Identity: 4

- Empathy: 3

- Self-direction: 3

- Intimacy: 4

Personality disorder type

Narcissistic personality disorder

Trait domains (0=not disturbed; 3=extremely disturbed)

Negative affectivity: 3

Detachment: 2

Antagonism: 3

Psychoticism: 0

Disinhibition: 2

 

Trait facets (0=not disturbed; 3=extremely disturbed)

Facets of the trait domain “Negative affectivity”

Emotional lability: 2

Anxiousness: 1

Separation insecurity: 0

Perseveration: 3

Submissiveness: 1

Hostility: 3

Depressivity: 3

Suspiciousness: 2

Facets of the trait domain “Detachment”

Restricted affectivity: 2

Withdrawal: 3

Intimacy avoidance: 3

Anhedonia: 2

Facets of the trait domain “Antagonism”

Manipulativeness: 3

Deceitfulness: 3

Grandiosity: 3

Attention Seeking: 2

Callousness: 0

 

Facets of the train domain “Disinhibition/compulsivity”

Irresponsibility: 3

Impulsivity: 3

Distractability: 3

Risk Taking: 1

 

Rigid perfectionism: 0