Reinforcement sensitivity theory and symptoms of personality disorder: Specificity of the BIS in Cluster C and BAS in Cluster B

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-293

  Ross, Scott R ^a   Keiser, Heidi N ^b   Strong, Jessica V ^c   Webb, Corinne M ^d  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation system; Behavioral inhibition system; Personality disorder; Reinforcement sensitivity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868584308     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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