Ep 04: Personality Disorders as Ice Cream Flavors

45 min Personality Couch Podcast
Ep 04: Personality Disorders as Ice Cream Flavors

In this episode of the Personality Couch, we discuss the different types of personality disorders and compare them to flavors of ice cream. We explore the personality disorders that are always in season and the ones that come and go depending on cultural and social factors. We will highlight the ingredients that make up each disorder and how they manifest in individuals. Personality disorders are presented in three clusters: Cluster A (odd or eccentric), Cluster B (dramatic or erratic), and Cluster C (anxious or fearful) with descriptions and examples of each disorder within these clusters. If you want to jump to a specific cluster, please use one of the timestamps/chapters below.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro/Overview of the Personality Flavors
  • 02:13 Personality Flavors Always in Season
  • 03:12 Pandemic Personality Flavors
    • 05:14 Mid Pandemic Personality Flavors
    • 06:18 End of Pandemic Personality Flavors
    • 07:15 Personality Flavors not in Season
  • 11:17 DSM Clusters ABC Overview
  • 11:48 Custer A
  • 22:33 Cluster B
    • 23:10 Cluster B: Antisocial PD
    • 27:39 Cluster B: Borderline PD
    • 29:41 Cluster B: Histrionic PD
    • 31:51 Cluster B: Narcissistic PD
    • 32:43 Antisocial PD vs Narcissistic PD
  • 36:20 Cluster C
  • 44:27 Conclusion