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Ep 43: The 6 Schizotypal Subtypes Explained

Ep 43: The 6 Schizotypal Subtypes Explained

Update: 2025-12-16
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In this episode of The Personality Couch Podcast, we (licensed clinical psychologists Doc Bok and Doc Fish) unpack the 6 subtypes of schizotypal personality disorder, according to Dr. Theodore Millon. We outline Millon’s take on “structurally defective structures” as being at risk of falling apart into psychosis at all levels of functioning, with the most severe levels of schizotypal deteriorating into schizophrenia. We then discuss the characteristics of mild, moderate, and severe subtypes, specifically: Disengaged Eccentrics, Apprehensive Eccentrics, the Insipid Schizotypal, the Timorous Schizotypal, the Immobile Schizophrenic, and the Disorganized Schizophrenic. 


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00:00 Intro & History of Schizotypal Subtypes

02:45 Theodore Millon’s Theory on Schizotypal Personality

07:00 The Mild Eccentric Level 

      08:21 Disengaged Eccentrics

      09:39 Apprehensive Eccentrics

10:48 The Moderate Schizotypal Level

      11:57 Insipid Schizotypal

      18:17 Timorous Schizotypal

21:26 The Severe Schizophrenic Level

       22:56 Immobile Schizophrenic

       26:08 Disorganized Schizophrenic

29:05 Summary & Conclusion 

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Ep 43: The 6 Schizotypal Subtypes Explained

Ep 43: The 6 Schizotypal Subtypes Explained

Dr. Rebecca Houvener, Psy.D. LCP