“…Although research has indicated that high harm avoidance and low self-directedness are implicated in vulnerability to depression (Cloninger et al, 2006;Farmer et al, 2003;Richter et al, 2003), similar results have also been found for other psychological disorders (Ampollini, Marchesi, Signifredi, & Maggini, 1997;Loftus, Garno, Jaeger, & Malhotra, 2008;Nery et al, 2008;Sayin, Kuruoglu, Yazici Güleç, & Aslan, 2007). Similarly, EMSs as assessed by the YSQ have been identifi ed in patients with various psychological disorders (Brotchie, Meyer, Copello, Kidney, & Waller, 2004;Delattre et al, 2004;Pinto-Gouveia, Castilho, Galhardo, & Cunha, 2006;Unoka, Tölgyes, & Czobor, 2007;Waller, Dickson, & Ohanian, 2002).…”