New typology: Millon personality styles/disorders

[Silent Stars]

Shy/Avoidant, Phobic subtype

 

[Thalassa]

Uh I suppose Sociable/Histrionic with occasional retreats into Cooperative/Dependent

 

[KDude]

This is too negative. Life doesn't have to be all unicorns and shit, but.... Wait, correction.. life is unicorns AND shit. Not just shit, as this "typology" would indicate.

Nonconforming/Antisocial

 

[lost verses]

Geez I probably have all these issues in one fell swoop LOL

 

[Synapse]

Reminds me of the NPA personality theory a bit, where there is a placement and emphasis on negative connotations to personality. Having said that probably shy/avoidant too.

 

[Lacey]

Shy/avoidant. Definitely.

I dunno about those subtypes though. None of them made sense to me.

 

[Donna Cecilia]

This is too negative. Life doesn't have to be all unicorns and shit, but.... Wait, correction.. life is unicorns AND shit. Not just shit, as this "typology" would indicate.

Nonconforming/Antisocial

Agreed.

A mix of these:

Assertive/Sadistic
Conscientious/Compulsive

 

[The_Liquid_Laser]

I'm currently geeking a new typology, the Millon personality styles/disorders, and I thought I'd share it with Typology Central.

There are 15 types, each of which overlap with one or more personality disorders of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Each type ranges from a healthy, mild version (a personality style) to a dysfunctional version (a personality disorder). The types are:

Cooperative/Dependent
Sociable/Histrionic
Confident/Narcissistic
Nonconforming/Antisocial
Assertive/Sadistic
Conscientious/Compulsive
Skeptical/Negativistic
Retiring/Schizoid
Shy/Avoidant
Pessimistic/Melancholic
Aggrieved/Masochistic
Eccentric/Schizotypal
Capricious/Borderline
Suspicious/Paranoid
Exuberant/Hypomaniac

If I had to choose one on the list it would be Eccentric/Schizotypal, however none of them is really a great fit for me. I've encountered this personality system before, and while I found it to be interesting at first, I ultimately don't think it is too useful.

The best (in my opinion) personality system that I've encountered has been developed by psychologist/PhD Donald Clifton. You can learn all the basics about it from the book, "Now, Discover Your Strengths". Instead of finding out what is wrong with a person, which is what most of psychology does, Clifton focuses on finding out what is right with a person. Also it's a lot more specific than any of the other systems I've encountered which is a big plus.

 

[Aleksei]

Confident/Narcissistic - Shy/Avoidant.

 

[Super Nova]

The best (in my opinion) personality system that I've encountered has been developed by psychologist/PhD Donald Clifton. You can learn all the basics about it from the book, "Now, Discover Your Strengths". Instead of finding out what is wrong with a person, which is what most of psychology does, Clifton focuses on finding out what is right with a person. Also it's a lot more specific than any of the other systems I've encountered which is a big plus.

I have read this book and I agree that it's a very good way of characterizing people.

 

[Super Nova]

Skeptical/Negativistic with Circuitous subtype for me.

 

[Chrysanthe]

Accidentally chose Retiring/Schizoid rather than Shy/Avoidant... oops. (Still confused as to why this forum doesn't allow one to change their answer in a poll... seems like a quite basic feature to have ) Also a bit of Schizotypal, Skeptic, Negativistic, and Dependent.

 

[euforia]

I chose Suspicious/Paranoid, but now I think I'm more Skeptical/Negativistic.

 

[Kullervo]

These aren't particularly flattering descriptions. But if I imagine myself at my worst:

Capricious/Borderline and Sociable/Histrionic.