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Psychodynamic Flavors of Personality
Psychodynamic theory views personality a bit differently than both the DSM and Millon. Visually, it’s helpful to see how this ‘Personality Axis’ contains other axes that work together… And as always, we use ice cream to help make this complex topic more ‘digestible!’
Doc Fish
Ep 06: Psychodynamic Personality Classification (As Ice Cream)
In this episode of the Personality Couch, we discuss personality flavors and typologies from a psychodynamic lens, using ice cream as our metaphor. Unique to the psychodynamic perspective is the multi-dimensional way it captures personality. We explore psychodynamic’s three personality axes throughout the episode: the severity axis (ranging from personality style to disorder level); the organizational axis (representing movement and disintegration within personality structures); and the character axis (representing distinct personality names and characteristics). We further explore psychopathic, schizoid, depressive and manic, self-defeating, borderline/cyclophrenic, and dissociative personality structures within this framework. A note to our audience: this is a complex and deep topic, and we recommend tuning in to episodes 04 and 05 first: Personality Disorders as Ice Cream Flavors and Millon’s Personality Types (as Ice Cream flavors) first before diving in. Alternatively, you can check out our blogs with visual aides here to guide you: Blog: Psychodynamic Personality Classification (As Ice Cream)
Doc Bok
Doc Fish
Psychodynamic Personality Classification (As Ice Cream)
Psychodynamic theory views personality a bit differently than both the DSM and Millon. Visually, it’s helpful to see how this ‘Personality Axis’ contains other axes that work together… And as always, we use ice cream to help make this complex topic more ‘digestible!’
Doc Fish
Ep 02: What is Personality
In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we discuss the concept of personality, its classifications, and its impact on behavior and relationships. We explore various historical classifications of personality, including the four temperaments from ancient Greece and the Enneagram. We also touch on modern classifications such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Big Five personality traits. We emphasize the importance of understanding personality disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment. Overall, the episode provides a comprehensive overview of the topic of personality.
Doc Bok
Doc Fish
What is Personality?
At the foundation, we want to understand the world, and our brains are wired to make categories. There’s so many facets of personality that in order to understand, we need to group things together into similarities and differences…
Doc Fish
Ep 01: Introduction to the Hosts: Our Personality Journeys
In this episode, we (Doc Bok and Doc Fish) introduce ourselves and share our personality journeys and career paths! Doc Bok talks about her windy journey to personality, which includes deciding between her doctorate or a career in the FBI. Doc Fish shares about her linear journey to personality and psychology starting in childhood and her intrigue into psychodynamic work with clients. We both discuss why personality is so important, as well as different modalities and approaches to understanding personality, all the while emphasizing the complexity and nuances involved. We express our curiosity and desire to understand people, sharing a mutual passion for the detective work needed to solve the most challenging personality puzzles!
Doc Bok
Doc Fish