Antisocial vs Narcissistic Personality | What's the Difference? | Ep. 54

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore the distinctions between antisocial personality and narcissistic personality by analyzing DSM diagnoses, Stones' Spectrum of Dark Personalities, and subtypes from Dr. Theodore Millon like: Reputation-Defending Devious, Exploitative Egotist, and the Unprincipled Narcissist.

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Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Definitions 00:32 Narcissism Defined 02:10 Antisocial Defined 02:25 Antisocial Behaviors: Psychoanalysis of Ourselves 07:53 Antisocial Developmental Stage 09:11 Narcissistic Developmental Stage 10:37 The DSM on Antisocial vs Narcissistic PDs 12:27 Passive Parasitic vs Aggressive Antisocial Types 13:17 Michael Stone’s Spectrum of Dark Personalities 13:43 Malignant Narcissism Defined 15:31 Active vs Passive Entitlement 16:14 Millon’s Theory: ASPD vs NPD 21:55 Millon’s Subtypes 22:21 Reputation Defending Devious 23:07 Exploitative Egoist 24:13 Unprincipled Narcissist 25:40: Our Thoughts & Opinions 31:28 Ego Cookies in Narci vs Antisocial 31:56 Summary & Conclusion

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🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) explore the complex distinctions between antisocial personality and psychopathy, delving into historical terminology, key theories, and nuanced subtypes. This episode offers a deep dive into dark personality traits and how they differ.

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Chapters 00:00 Intro & History of Antisocial vs Psychopathy 00:36 Psychopath and Sociopath Defined 01:54 Cleckley’s Mask of Sanity 03:21 Psychodynamic Theory on Psychopathy vs Antisocial 04:17 The DSM on Psychopathy vs Antisocial 04:35 Michael Stone’s Negative Personality Spectrum 05:15 Level 1: Negative Personalities 05:41 Level 2: Narcissistic & Paranoid Personality Disorders 07:10 Level 3: Malignant Narcissism 08:43 Level 4: Antisocial Personality Disorder 09:28 Level 5: Psychopathy 10:20 Level 6: Sadistic Personality 12:32 Robert Hare's Psychopathy Checklist 13:54 Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist vs DSM Antisocial 17:20 Millon’s Theory on Psychopathy 19:30 Spineless Psychopath 19:43 Unprincipled Psychopath (Narcissistic Core) 19:51 Disingenuous Psychopath (Histrionic Core) 21:13 Risk-Taking Psychopath (Histrionic & Antisocial Features) 21:26 Covetous Psychopath (Antisocial Core) 21:57 Malignant Psychopath (Paranoid Core) 22:10 Abrasive Psychopath (Negativistic & Paranoid Features) 22:21 Explosive Psychopath (Sadistic Core, Borderline Features) 22:58 Malevolent Psychopath (Paranoid & Sadistic Features) 23:34 Tyrannical Psychopath (Negativistic & Sadistic Features) 24:19 Our Thoughts 27:14 Summary & Conclusion

🎬In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) unpack the passive-parasitic and aggressive subtypes from history before jumping into Dr. Theodore Millon’s 6 subtypes. At the mild level, we look at: the Covetously Aggrandizing & Disaffected Aggrandizing Antisocials. At the moderate level, we explore the Risk-Taking Devious and Reputation-Defending Devious Antisocials. At the severe/disordered level, we discuss the Nomadic & Malevolent Antisocial Subtypes. We end with our thoughts and opinions about the line for disorder and explain why the antisocial personality is so challenging to understand.

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Chapters 0:00 Intro to Antisocial’s Historical Names 02:16 Are antisocials born or made (psychopath vs sociopath)? 03:14 Passive-parasitic and Aggressive Antisocials 04:32 What is a Normal Antisocial Personality? 04:40 The Adventurer 05:45 The Unconventional Antisocial 08:28 Intro to Millon’s 6 Subtypes 08:48 Mild Level: Aggrandizing Antisocial 09:59 Does Dominance Fill an Inner Void? 10:52 The Covetously Aggrandizing Antisocial 11:22 Criminal Behavior at the Mild Level 15:11 The Disaffected Aggrandizing Antisocial 17:06 Proneness to Addiction 18:11 Proneness to Infidelity 19:02 Contrasting the Mild Types 20:25 Moderate Level: The Devious Antisocial 21:39 Risk-Taking Devious (Histrionic & Turbulent Features) 25:56 Reputation-Defending Antisocial (Narcissistic & Sadistic Features) 27:24 Proneness to Criminal Behavior 28:02 Relationship & Work Challenges 29:17 What Are They Defending? 31:17 Severe Level: Antisocial Personality Disorder 31:45 Nomadic Antisocial (Schizoid & Avoidant Features) 33:18 Doom & Invincibility Focus 36:54 Malevolent Antisocial (Sadistic & Paranoid Features) 41:49 Our Thoughts & Opinions 43:46 Summary & Conclusion