Ep 56: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder DSM Symptoms
🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore the straightforward history of this condition, looking at fun names in history like anankastic and ambitendency. We also unpack the evolution of OCPD in the DSM, highlighting how our own compulsivity shows up in the naming and renaming of the disorder throughout history. We look in detail at the 8 criteria in the DSM and share our thoughts and criticisms about the DSM’s portrayal of this condition.
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Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 22:11 Did He Want to Get Caught?
- 00:00 Intro & History of OCPD
- 00:35 The Term 'Zwang'
- 01:21 The Term 'Anankastic'
- 02:08 The Term 'Psychasthenia State'
- 02:31 Freud’s Anal Character
- 02:57 OCPD vs OCD
- 04:17 The Terms: Sensitive, Insecure, Ambitendency
- 04:33 The Terms: Hoarding Orientation, Obsessive Character, Rigid Styles
- 05:53 History of OCPD in the DSM
- 12:06 OCPD in the DSM 5
- 27:44 Our Thoughts & Opinions
- 30:11 Summary & Conclusion