Ep 52: The Six Antisocial Subtypes

Doc Bok, Doc Fish
Apr 21, 2026 44 min Personality Couch Podcast
Blog: Antisocial Personality Subtypes (Millon)


🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) unpack the passive-parasitic and aggressive subtypes from history before jumping into Dr. Theodore Millon’s 6 subtypes. At the mild level, we look at: the Covetously Aggrandizing & Disaffected Aggrandizing Antisocials. At the moderate level, we explore the Risk-Taking Devious and Reputation-Defending Devious Antisocials. At the severe/disordered level, we discuss the Nomadic & Malevolent Antisocial Subtypes. We end with our thoughts and opinions about the line for disorder and explain why the antisocial personality is so challenging to understand.

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Chapters

  • 0:00 Intro to Antisocial’s Historical Names
  • 02:16 Are antisocials born or made (psychopath vs sociopath)?
  • 03:14 Passive-parasitic and Aggressive Antisocials
  • 04:32 What is a Normal Antisocial Personality?
    • 04:40 The Adventurer
    • 05:45 The Unconventional Antisocial
  • 08:28 Intro to Millon’s 6 Subtypes
  • 08:48 Mild Level: Aggrandizing Antisocial
    • 09:59 Does Dominance Fill an Inner Void?
    • 10:52 The Covetously Aggrandizing Antisocial
    • 11:22 Criminal Behavior at the Mild Level
    • 15:11 The Disaffected Aggrandizing Antisocial
    • 17:06 Proneness to Addiction
    • 18:11 Proneness to Infidelity
    • 19:02 Contrasting the Mild Types
  • 20:25 Moderate Level: The Devious Antisocial
    • 21:39 Risk-Taking Devious (Histrionic & Turbulent Features)
    • 25:56 Reputation-Defending Antisocial (Narcissistic & Sadistic Features)
    • 27:24 Proneness to Criminal Behavior
    • 28:02 Relationship & Work Challenges
    • 29:17 What Are They Defending?
  • 31:17 Severe Level: Antisocial Personality Disorder
    • 31:45 Nomadic Antisocial (Schizoid & Avoidant Features)
    • 33:18 Doom & Invincibility Focus
    • 36:54 Malevolent Antisocial (Sadistic & Paranoid Features)
  • 41:49 Our Thoughts & Opinions
  • 43:46 Summary & Conclusion

Additional Podcast References

  • Akhtar, S. (1992). Broken structures: Severe personality disorders and their treatment. Jason Aronson, Inc.
  • Millon, T. (1981). Disorders of personality: DSM-III, Axis II (1st ed.). Wiley.
  • Millon, T., Simonsen, E., Birket-Smith, M., & Davis, R. D. (Eds.). (2003). Psychopathy: Antisocial, criminal, and violent behavior. Guilford Press.
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