Ep 59: OCPD vs Schizoid Personality

🎬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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Ep 59: OCPD vs Schizoid Personality

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