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The Personality Disorder Adjective Check List

Assess personality disorders with descriptive adjectives

Robert J. Craig Ph.D., ABPP

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The Personality Disorders Adjective Checklist (PDACL) is a brief screening measure for the assessment of personality disorders. It consists of 175 adjectives and adjectival phrases the client uses to describe their attributes.

The PDACL is unique in personality disorder assessment in that the number of items checked is unspecified so that adjectives selected are ones that are salient for the person being evaluated. Administration time varies from five to seven minutes.

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Assessment Scales

The PDACL offers a full sphere of Personality Disorder types. 

Personality Disorder Scales
  • Schizoid
  • Avoidant
  • Depressive
  • Dependent
  • Histrionic
  • Narcissistic
  • Antisocial
  • Aggressive
  • Compulsive
  • Negativistic
  • Self-Defeating
  • Schizotypal
  • Borderline
  • Paranoid
Validity scales
  • Random Index
  • Number of Adjectives Checked
  • Number of Positive Adjectives Checked
  • Number of Negative Adjectives Checked
  • Response Consistency (RC)
  • Response Inconsistency (RI)

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Example Items

Directions: Below is a list of words that are sometimes used to describe people. Mark the box next to the word if the word describes the way you generally are and leave it blank if it does not describe you. If there is a word you do not understand, then leave it blank.
Caution: There are some trick words in this list to see if you are paying attention – so pay attention. You may now begin.

1. Abused 29. Controlling 57. Emotional
2. Abusive 30. Criminal 58. Enthusiastic
3. Accommodating 31. Cruel 59. Entitled
4. Accusing 32. Demanding 60. Exceptional

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