Histrionic Personality (HPD)
DSM-5-TR: 301.5 ICD-10: F60.4Histrionic Personality has long been thought of as a female disorder…but it’s not! In this series, we dive into the horrific history of hysteria and histrionic before looking at the DSM criteria. We also give our psychoanalysis of the condition, discuss the 6 subtypes, and compare it to other diagnoses like Borderline Personality (BPD). We conclude the series by discussing how histrionic and schizoid are opposites that attract one another!
Ep 60: Hysteria, Histrionic, & the Demonization of Women
🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) discuss the horrible and inhumane history of hysteria in medicine by investigating how Dr. Jean Martin Charcot used the Salpetriere Hospital in France as a “Museum of Living Pathology” to showcase his hypnotic and showman skills over hysterical women. We look at Freud’s contribution to hysteria and the oppressive, patriarchal society of the 1880s that led to these unexplained symptoms in women. We continue the discussion by walking through the DSM’s hysteria to histrionic personality evolution before sharing our own thoughts and opinions about this condition’s stigmatized name and the maltreatment of women in medicine throughout history.
Doc Bok
Doc Fish
The Horrific History of Histrionic Personality Disorder
Wandering womb…penis envy…conversion disorder…oh my 🦁🐯🐻! Join me as I dive into the ridiculous and sad history behind hysteria and histrionic personality disorder.
Doc Fish
Ep 07: Personalities That Kill
In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we discuss personality darkness and specifically focus on personalities that are prone to violence and extreme behavior. We also discuss two important research studies, the Milgram study and the Stanford prison experiment, that shed light on the capacity for humans to engage in harmful acts. We then delve into the different personality types within Cluster A (schizoid, schizotypal, and paranoid); Cluster B (borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic); and Cluster C (avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive) and discuss their risk levels for violence and murder. In this conversation, we also explore sadistic personalities, a category not included in the DSM, but included in multiple other personality theories. We highlight the characteristics and behaviors associated with each type and discuss the potential for violence and destructive behavior. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding these personalities and their potential risks in order to promote awareness and better understanding of human behavior.
Doc Bok
Doc Fish
Personalities That Kill
Harm to others surrounds us in a ridiculous amount of ways. The popularity of true crime, dark genres, horror media, etc., provides evidence that people are interested in this topic. And of course, there’s always some recent event that can remind us of the darkness people have in them. There is SO much I could say about this topic, but for now: What personalities are at the most risk to kill?
Doc Fish