Ep 59: OCPD vs Schizoid Personality

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder vs Schizoid Personality | Ep. 59

🎬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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