Table 1.

Illustrative Example of Five-Factor Model Prototype Matching Technique

	Subject 1009 (t-scores)	Borderline Prototype (mean ratings)
(n1) Anxiousness	66.42	4.04
(n2) Angry Hostility	77.39	4.75
(n3) Depressiveness	75.37	4.17
(n4) Self-Consciousness	72.05	3.17
(n5) Impulsiveness	73.18	4.79
(n6) Vulnerability	96.15	4.17
(e1) Warmth	57.75	3.21
(e2) Gregariousness	46.88	2.92
(e3) Assertiveness	44.04	3.17
(e4) Activity	64.55	3.29
(e5) Excitement Seeking	55.31	3.88
(e6) Positive Emotions	60.67	2.63
(o1) Fantasy	58.98	3.29
(o2) Aesthetics	62.08	2.96
(o3) Feelings	71.75	4.00
(o4) Actions	59.73	4.00
(o5) Ideas	68.00	3.21
(o6) Values	53.17	2.88
(a1) Trust	46.90	2.21
(a2) Straightforwardness	26.82	2.08
(a3) Altruism	51.14	2.46
(a4) Compliance	40.25	2.00
(a5) Modesty	57.38	2.83
(a6) Tendermindedness	37.14	2.79
(c1) Competence	38.00	2.71
(c2) Order	30.95	2.38
(c3) Dutifulness	21.28	2.29
(c4) Achievement Striving	28.75	2.50
(c5) Self-Discipline	6.28	2.33
(c6) Deliberation	26.83	1.88
	correlation = .79

Notes: Column 1 presents a selected NEO PI-R profile composed of unisex-normed t-scores. Below the columns is the Pearson correlation between the profiles. The data in the final column present the mean FFM ratings (1–5 scale) for a prototypic case of borderline personality disorder adapted from “Using the Five-Factor Model to Represent the DSM-IV Personality Disorders: An Expert Consensus Approach” by D.R. Lynam and T.A. Widiger, 2001, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110, p. 404. Copyright by the American Psychological Association.