Where There's Smoke, There's Fire! Understanding the Drama Triangle
Certain personality structures/disorders are prone to drama…but what is drama? And why is it called a Drama Triangle?
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How We Diagnose Personality Disorders as Professionals
Personality disorders are among the most difficult disorders to diagnose, especially because they are very complex and can be quite tricky. Personality is like a gobstopper - there can be multiple shells and layers and colors before seeing the core. So how is a personality disorder actually diagnosed??
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What’s Trending in Our Culture (and how it affects mental health)
Cultural trends are often reflected in clinical work. People mold the culture, and culture molds the people. It’s a reciprocal dynamic, and in it, mental health is frequently found in the spotlight. Let’s talk about four trends that have popped up since the pandemic ended.
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Enneagram Personality Classifications
While simple on the surface, the more you dig into the Enneagram, the more complex and intriguing this conceptualization of personality becomes. For now, let’s start with the image of the Enneagram.
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Personalities That Kill
Harm to others surrounds us in a ridiculous amount of ways. The popularity of true crime, dark genres, horror media, etc., provides evidence that people are interested in this topic. And of course, there’s always some recent event that can remind us of the darkness people have in them. There is SO much I could say about this topic, but for now: What personalities are at the most risk to kill?
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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!’
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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!’
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Millon's Personality Types (As Ice Cream Flavors)
As with all conceptualizations and theories, none are fully complete. Millon’s theory includes a continuum of severity, ranging from Style to Type to Disorder level. Millon’s expansive understanding of personality is absolutely invaluable both clinically and personally. And of course, we continue with the ice cream theme because – well, why not? #FunAndNerdy
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Personality Disorders as Ice Cream Flavors
Personality disorders can be better understood using ice cream as an analogy. However, I must acknowledge my own bias, as I LOVE both ice cream and personality disorders! Whether you love or loathe either, your understanding of personality disorders will increase in a “flavorable” ;) manner after reading below!
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What Are Personality Disorders (And How You Can Spot Them!)
Personality is everywhere. One of my favorite sayings is, “People are really people-ly.” The people-y-ness of humans is always there, and unfortunately, some of it is at a disorder level. Personality disorders are not going away. Some would even argue that as we become more inner-connected in our world, we’re only going to see more of them…
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