The Abnormal Psychologist

This episode discusses paraphilias, or deviant sexual behaviors, and the paraphilic disorders of the DSM-5. 

I'm back-- my wife and I recently had a second child so I went MIA for about a month.  In this episode, which is a listener request, we discuss High-Functioning Autism-- or Asperger Syndrome. 

Ever feel like you're a fraud-- or question your accomplishments?  Then this episode on Imposter Syndrome is for you! 

This episode explores all things bullying-- we talk about bullies, victims, bully-victims, and cyberbullying. 

This episode discusses suicide, suicidal ideation, and warning signs and risk factors of suicide.  

This episode explores self-injurious behaviors, including cutting behaviors.  In it, we'll explore who is most likely to harm themselves, why people harm themselves, and why we consider some forms of self-harm to be socially acceptable. 

This episode explores Couvade, a condition in which men experience pregnancy symptoms. 

This episode explores the misconception that violent video games lead to school shootings.  It also touches on Pikachu and my possible addiction to Pokemon Go. 

This episode discusses imaginary friends, or imaginary companions, in early childhood.  Are they a normal part of development or do they indicate an underlying emotional disturbance? 

This episode will explore the proverbial elephant in the room-- how COVID-19 is affecting mental health across the lifespan.  Rates of anxiety, depression, disordered eating behaviors, opioid overdoses, and suicide attempts have skyrocketed over the past year. 

The seemingly simple question of "what is a psychologist?" has a surprisingly complicated answer that this episode will attempt to wade through. 

This episode explores conceptualizations of childhood through human history (or at least up until the 20th century).  It explores what an infant is, how the word "family" is related to slavery, and why you might find baby Jesus with male-pattern-baldness in medieval art .

What better way to kick off Season 2 than by talking about number 2?  This episode explores encopresis and feces smearing (scatolia). 

This episode is the season finale for Season One of the Abnormal Psychologist.  In this episode, I discuss shortcomings of the DSM-5, especially as they relate to gender and cultural issues. 

This episode discusses Autism Spectrum Disorder.  I'm super excited about this one, as Autism is one of my passions. 

This episode covers what we colloquially call "addiction"-- including substance-related addictions, like alcohol use disorder, and non-substance related addictions, like gambling disorder.  Internet gaming disorder is also discussed. 

This episode discusses schizophrenia, and in doing so, explores the life of Dr. W.C. Minor, which involved murder, the branding of someone's face, and a penis amputation. 

This episode discusses the personality disorders of the DSM-5 and touches on Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Dependent Personality Disorder. 

This episode covers feeding and eating disorders in the DSM-5, including Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa.

This episode discusses Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders, including Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Pyromania, and Kleptomania. 

This episode explores ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and its subtypes or presentations and treatment.  It also explores whether psychostimulant medications stunt growth and whether eating too much sugar causes ADHD. 

This episode discusses dyslexia in-depth. What is involved in assessing dyslexia? What is the neuroanatomy of dyslexia?  Does dyslexia look different in English than in other languages?  And do people with dyslexia really reverse letters?  These questions and more are explored in this episode. 

This episode covers Specific Learning Disorders/Disabilities, how they used to be diagnosed (the discrepancy model) and how they are diagnosed now (using RTI).  The next episode will cover dyslexia specifically. 

This episode explores developmental disorders and disabilities, and dives more specifically into the diagnosis of Intellectual Disability.  

This episode explores dissociative disorders, including the highly controversial and popularized Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder.