In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we provide an overview of the Enneagram personality typology as a growth tool instead of a personality "box" or label. We discuss our personal journeys with the Enneagram, our typologies, and how we use this non-diagnostic tool in clinical practice. By exploring the different centers of intelligence (body, head, and heart) and the three types within each center, we highlight the key characteristics and tendencies of each of the 9 types, including their strengths and challenges.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction to the Enneagram 01:00 - Our Enneagram Journeys 07:30 - Enneagram as a Growth Tool, Not a Box 10:15 - Enneagram Overview 12:02 - The Heart Center: Type 2s 15:48 - The Heart Center: Type 3s 19:47 - The Heart Center: Type 4s 25:04 - The Head Center: Type 5s 30:32 - The Head Center: Type 6s 34:08 - The Head Center: Type 7s 36:43 - The Body Center: Type 8s 41:36 - The Body Center: Type 9s 44:20 - The Body Center: Type 1s 48:36 - The One - Five Dynamic of Doc Bok and Doc Fish

A Few of Our Favorite Enneagram resources: * https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ * https://sleepingatlast.podbean.com/ * https://cac.org/daily-meditations/the-enneagram-an-introduction/ (Richard Rohr)

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.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Personality Darkness and Violence 02:43 The Influence of Authority: Milgram’s Study 05:03 The Influence of Situational Factors: Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment

Cluster A: 08:01 Schizoid 10:18 Schizotypal 12:27 Paranoid - 18:45 Paranoid Subtypes: Querulously, Insular, Malignant

Cluster B: 23:01 Borderline 27:05 Histrionic 28:58 Narcissistic - 31:26 Narcissistic Subtypes: Elitist, Exploitative, Unprincipled 35:00 Antisocial - 37:17 Antisocial Subtypes: Reputation-Defending and Malevolent

41:44 Sadistic Personalities

Cluster C: 46:22 Avoidant 47:43 Dependent 50:32 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality

55:54 Summary and Closing

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: https://www.personalitycouch.com/blog/psychodynamic-personality-classification-as-ice-cream/

00:00 Introduction to Psychodynamic Tradition 01:46 The Multidimensional Approach to Personality 02:45 The Severity Axis: From Style to Disorder 05:17 The Organizational Axis: State Change in Personality 6:46 Neurotic as Freezer Burned Ice Cream 7:03 Psychotic as Melted Ice Cream 7:23 Borderline as Melting Ice Cream 10:40 The Character Axis: Personality Categories 11:05 Psychopathic (Antisocial) Personality 11:40 Schizoid Personality 17:36 Self-Defeating (Masochistic) Personality 18:50 Manic and Depressive Personality 20:58 Cyclophrenic/Borderline Personality 24:39 The Complexities of the Name “Borderline” 26:59 Introjective and Anaclitic Depressive Personality 29:32 Quiet Borderline 31:55 Dissociative Personality 36:32 Summary