Hysteria, Histrionic, & the Demonization of Women | Ep. 60

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) discuss the horrible and inhumane history of hysteria in medicine by investigating how Dr. Jean Martin Charcot used the Salpetriere Hospital in France as a “Museum of Living Pathology” to showcase his hypnotic and showman skills over hysterical women. We look at Freud’s contribution to hysteria and the oppressive, patriarchal society of the 1880s that led to these unexplained symptoms in women. We continue the discussion by walking through the DSM’s hysteria to histrionic personality evolution before sharing our own thoughts and opinions about this condition’s stigmatized name and the maltreatment of women in medicine throughout history.

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Chapters 00:00 Introduction & History of Hysteria 01:39 Hysteria as a Medical Condition (Charcot) 04:00 Could Men Have Hysteria? 04:33 Women & Society in 1880 06:14 Charcot Treats Hysterics at Salpetriere Hospital 06:51 Dermagraphism Defined 07:27 Charcot’s “Museum of Living Pathology” 09:25 Freud’s Contribution to Hysteria 11:58 Was Freud Hysterical? 14:47 The Societal Context for Hysteria 16:02 The Disappearance of Hysteria in the 1900s 16:46 WW I’s Impact on Hysteria 17:37 Advances in Medicine and Neuroscience 18:08 Hysteria Makes a Comeback in the DSM I in 1952! 20:04 DSM I (1952): Hysteria as Symptoms without Medical Basis 20:16 DSM II (1968) Hysterical Neurosis 20:34 Conversion Type 21:19 Dissociative Type 21:55 DSM II (1968) Hysterical Personality 23:24 Hysterical Personality vs Symptoms 23:47 DSM III Forward: Somaticization, Dissociation, Histrionic, & Borderline Personality 24:40 Our Thoughts 25:24 Is Antisocial the Masculine Histrionic Counterpart? 27:55 Did Freud & Charcot Know More Than They Let On? 29:40 Conclusion

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder vs Schizoid Personality | Ep. 59

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) unpack the nuanced differences and overlaps between obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) and schizoid personality disorder(SzPD). We investigate each personality’s core drives, emotional experiences, and defense mechanisms, using a psychodynamic lens to capture these very different (yet similar) personalities.

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Chapters 00:00 Intro & Definitions 01:27 OCPD Defined 02:20 Schizoid Defined (DSM) 02:48 Schizoid Defined (Psychodynamic) 03:10 OCPD vs Antisocial 04:04 OCPD vs Narcissism 04:52 OCPD vs Schizoid (DSM) 05:40 OCPD vs Schizoid (Psychodynamic) 05:54 OCPD vs Schizoid (Nancy McWilliams) 06:52 Emotionality & Flatness 07:55 Therapeutic Approach 09:52 Differing Inner Needs (PDM) 10:06 OCPD Child: Orderly, Aggressive, Irritable 10:25 Schizoid Child: Sensitive, Shy, Overstimulated 11:02 Emotions in OCPD: Anger, Guilt, Anxiety, Shame, Fear 11:32 Emotions in Schizoid: Emotional Pain, Overstimulation 12:10 Defense Mechanisms in OCPD 13:03 Defense Mechanisms in Schizoid 13:57 Maladaptive Beliefs (PDM) 14:12 OCPD: Feelings Are Dangerous 14:25 Schizoid: Dependency & Love Are Dangerous 15:16 OCPD: Others Are Less Precise 16:01 Schizoid: Others Are Impinging and Dangerous 16:44 Internal Conflicts (PDM) 16:51 OCPD: To Comply or Defy 17:13 Schizoid: Fearing Yet Yearning for Closeness 17:29 Are Schizoids Afraid? 17:45 Millon’s OC-Schizoid Mixed Subtypes 18:02 Affectless Schizoid 20:53 Parsimonious Constricted Compulsive 23:23 Our Thoughts 24:10 Enneagram 5 & Schizoid 24:38 Enneagram 1 & OCPD 24:54 Enneagram 6 & OCPD 25:54 Is OCPD a Core Personality? 27:18 Problems with Therapy & Self-Discovery in OCPD 28:39 Summary & Closing

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The 6 Obsessive Compulsive Personality Subtypes | Ep. 58

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) unpack the 6 subtypes of OCPD according to Dr. Theodore Millon. At the mild level, we explore the Conscientiously Reliable (Dependent Features) and the Perfectionistically Reliable, while at the Moderate level, we look at Bureaucratically Constricted (Narcissistic Features) and the Parsimoniously Constricted (Schizoid, Avoidant Features) . We conclude by discussing the more severe subtypes like Puritanical Compulsive (Paranoid Features) and the Bedeviled Compulsive (Negativistic) before sharing our thoughts and experiences in clinical practice.

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Chapters 00:00 Intro & Definition of OCPD 01:34 When Perfectionism is Valuable 03:17 Compulsive Overlaps with All Personalities 06:13 Intro to Millon’s Personality Theory 06:27 The Mild Obsessive Compulsive Personality 07:31 Conscientiously Reliable 10:17 Perfectionistically Reliable 12:12 Our Personal and Clinical Experience 14:16 Comparing & Contrasting Mild Obsessive Compulsive Subtypes 15:15 The Moderate Obsessive Compulsive Personality 16:33 The Bureaucratically Constricted 19:31 Parsimoniously Constricted 21:00 Millon’s Case Named Jane 22:38 The Severe Obsessive Compulsive Personality 23:15 Puritanical Compulsive 27:27 Bedeviled Compulsive 31:28 Comparing & Contrasting the 3 Severity Levels 32:28 Summary & Ending

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