Claude Robert Cloninger

Research topics

• Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · 3 papers
• Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · 2 papers
• Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · 1 paper
• Personality Traits and Psychology · 1 paper
• Mental Health and Psychiatry · 1 paper
• Gambling Behavior and Treatments · 1 paper

Papers

1. A Psychobiological Model of Temperament and CharacterArchives of General Psychiatry · 1993 · 5,516 citations

   In this study, we describe a psychobiological model of the structure and development of personality that accounts for dimensions of both temperament and character. Previous research has confirmed four dimensions of temperament: novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence,…

2. A Systematic Method for Clinical Description and Classification of Personality VariantsArchives of General Psychiatry · 1987 · 3,714 citations

   A systematic method for clinical description and classification of both normal and abnormal personality variants is proposed based on a general biosocial theory of personality. Three dimensions of personality are defined in terms of the basic stimulus-response characteristics of novelty…

3. Neurogenetic Adaptive Mechanisms in AlcoholismScience · 1987 · 2,288 citations

   Clinical, genetic, and neuropsychopharmacological studies of developmental factors in alcoholism are providing a better understanding of the neurobiological bases of personality and learning. Studies of the adopted-away children of alcoholics show that the predisposition to initiate alcohol-seeking behavior is genetically…