Dependent Personality | Diagnostic Criteria | Ep 66

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore dependent personality disorder, which is characterized by a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, resulting in submissiveness and clinging behavior. Individuals with this disorder often fear separation and rely heavily on others for decision-making. We further explore the brief history of this disorder, as well as overdiagnosis in women and in Western societies that value independence above connectedness.

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro & History 00:40 Passive-Aggressive Personality (DSM-I) 00:59 Earlier Versions of Dependent Personality 02:35 DSM-5-TR Criteria Overview 03:30 Criterion 1: Difficulty Making Decisions 04:16 Criterion 2: Needs Others to Assume Responsibility 04:58 Disclaimer About Individuals With Disabilities 05:27 Criterion 3: Difficulty Disagreeing, Fearing Loss of Support 07:30 Criterion 4: Difficulty Doing Things On Their Own 09:34 Criterion 5: Excessively Seeks Nurturance 11:02 Criterion 6: Feels Helpless When Alone 11:11 Dependent Personality vs Separation Anxiety Disorder 12:15 Criterion 7: Urgently Seeks Relationship When One Ends 13:28 Criterion 8: Preoccupied With Fears of Caring for Self 14:12 Our Thoughts & Opinions Overview 14:39 Comorbidity: Personality Disorder vs Traits? 15:16 Dependent vs Histrionic Personality 15:56 Dependent vs Borderline Personality 17:08 Dependent vs Avoidant Personality 18:36 Eating Disorders & Substance Abuse Overlap 19:29 Influence of Gender on Diagnosis 20:48 Societal Factors Influencing Diagnosis 23:21 Is It Even a Personality Disorder? 23:54 Summary & Closing

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Histrionic vs Borderline Personality: Our Deep Dive | Ep 65

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore the confusing and speckled history distinguishing histrionic and borderline personality disorders, clarifying their differences and overlaps. We delve into DSM criteria, psychodynamic, and Millon’s perspectives to untangle these often confused diagnoses.

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro to Histrionic and BPD 00:35 Disagreement on HPD & BPD 01:26 Borderline as Personality Organization 01:57 DSM Borderline: 256 Variations 02:15 DSM Borderline is Histrionic at "Borderline Level Organization" 02:37 Research Outlining Diagnostic Problems 04:07 Brief Overview: HPD and BPD in DSM 05:19 BPD Criteria: Instability 05:57 BPD Criteria: Identity Disturbance 06:24 Identity Disturbance in Histrionic vs Borderline 07:48 BPD Criteria: Impulsivity 08:12 BPD Criteria: Self-Harm 08:31 BPD Criteria: Mood Swings 08:48 BPD Criteria: Feelings of Emptiness 09:07 BPD Criteria: Anger 09:41 BPD Criteria: Paranoia & Dissociation 09:55 Dissociation in Histrionic 10:25 HPD Criteria: Center of Attention 10:48 Distinguishing Attention (HPD) vs Attachment (BPD) 11:13 HPD Criteria: Inappropriate, Seductive Behavior 11:45 Histrionic Subtypes: Inhibited & Demonstrative 12:23 HPD Criteria: Rapidly Shifting & Shallow Emotions 13:06 HPD Criteria: Using Appearance for Attention 13:34 HPD Criteria: Impressionistic Speech 14:11 HPD Criteria: Dramatizing 14:39 HPD Criteria: Suggestibility 15:48 Attachment Needs in HPD vs BPD 17:01 How Do We Have 2 Overlapping DSM Diagnoses? 17:19 Psychodynamic’s Perspective: Borderline Organization vs Disorder 18:42 Hysteria as Axis I & BPD as Axis II 19:22 Dr. Theodore Millon’s Theory of BPD vs HPD 19:47 Borderline As A Defective Structure 21:06 Millon’s Passive-Active Polarity 21:21 Millon’s Self-Other Polarity 21:50 Interpersonally Imbalanced Spectra 23:46 Histrionics Actively Modify Environment 25:01 Borderline In Conflict with All Polarities 26:00 Histrionic vs Narcissistic Personality 27:00 Different Flavors of BPD 28:02 Summary and Ending

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📺Referenced Episode: The 3 Most Unstable Personalities | Schizotypal, Borderline, & Paranoid | Ep 44: https://youtu.be/0kaFDQSt6x4

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The Schizoid Histrionic Romance | Ep. 64

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore the intriguing dynamics between schizoid and histrionic personalities, focusing on their attraction, shared trauma, familial gender dynamics, and hypersensitivity. We explore how these opposites attract romantically, and how at healthy levels, they can meet each other’s unspoken needs.

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro to Histrionic and Schizoid 01:16 Histrionic Personality Defined 02:06 Schizoid Personality Defined 02:59 Similarities 03:11 Prolonged Trauma 04:14 Familial Gender Dynamics 06:03 Creativity & The Arts 06:33 “Consuming” Sense of Hunger 08:36 Intimacy Fears 09:53 Schizoid: Pizza Analogy 11:09 Histrionic: Opposite Gender as Overpowering 11:59 Hypersensitivity 12:42 Opposites: Introversion & Extroversion 13:26 How They Meet Each Other’s Needs 14:15 Unhealthy Patterns: Distancer-Pursuer Dynamic 15:05 Why Would a Schizoid Seek Out a Relationship Anyway? 16:12 Schizoids as Non-Solitary Turtles 17:11 How Histrionics Can Make Schizoids Feel Safe 17:54 How Histrionics Compliment the Schizoid 19:10 Doc Bok’s Personal Experience 20:32 Schizoid Lives Vicariously Thru Histrionic 22:12 They See Each Other’s Needs and Meet Them 22:57 The Crayon Box Analogy 26:46 Additional Dynamics Between Schizoid & Histrionic 27:40 When the Histrionic is Not Female 30:43 Summary & Conclusion 31:23 Call to Action: Share Your Stories!

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