In this episode of the Personality Couch Podcast, we talk a little more about our intrigue for personality, pathology, and darkness, which influence our media consumption. We discuss seeing personality everywhere - from pets to babies to our everyday relationships. Walking through history, we explore various classifications including, the Four Temperaments, Freud and Psychoanalysis, the MBTI, the Big 5, and more! We look at the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) definition and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which includes the field’s current classification of personality disorders.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Intrigue of Personality Darkness in Media
08:23 - How Did Personality Become a Thing?
20:09 - What is Personality? (APA + other definitions)

Historical Classifications of Personality
28:47 - The Four Temperaments
33:20 - The Enneagram (9 Types)

Modern Classifications of Personality
35:04 - MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
36:02 - OCEAN (Big 5)
36:30 - Type A, B, C, D 37:37 - DSM
38:35 - What are Personality Disorders?
42:49 - Personality Disorders in Youth
50:30 - Summary