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Discussed In Class P 63
582 wordsIs our negative branding of narcissism a defense against a demanding call of the soul to be loved? Narcissism is the egotistic sense of self-importance, but paradoxically underneath this attitude, the narcissist is simply a victim of a fragile low self-esteem. It is the underlying sense of inferiority that is the real problem of the narcissist, and their pretense is just a disguise used to cover their deeper feelings of inadequacy. Since narcissists are often incapable of asserting genuine self-...
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Pathological Narcissism Positive Reinforcements
1,189 wordster>Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Part 1 Many textbooks (and many patients... ) claim that the psychodynamic therapies when applied to personality disorders are ineffective. Functional (cognitive, behavioral) treatments should be preferred in certain cases and regarding certain aspects of the disorder. To a Narcissist, I would recommend a behavioral-cognitive-functional and less protracted type of therapy. (1) Know and...
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Personality Disorder Social Relationships
1,668 wordster>Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Question: Are Narcissists also schizoids? Answer: This is not a question about dual diagnosis or co-morbidity. The implications of a positive answer run much deeper than a mere listing of traits and behaviours. This is the definition of the Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) in the DSM IV (1994): A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of ...
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Psychoanalytic Theory Object Relations
1,623 words... to get emotionally intimate with the narcissist - he threatens the grandiose belief that no one but the narcissist can possess the good object (the narcissist himself). Only the narcissist can own himself, have access to himself, possess himself. This is the only way to avoid seething envy and certain self-annihilation. Perhaps it is clearer now why narcissists react as raving madmen to ANYTHING, however minute, however remote that seems to threaten their grandiose fantasies, the only protec...
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Love And Acceptance Pathological Narcissism
5,194 words... ng emotional data). It is also dependent on the relationship between the representations of the Self and real, external, "objective" Objects. Add to this instinctual conflicts related both to the Libido and to aggression (these very strong emotions give rise to strong conflicts in the child) and a comprehensive explanation concerning the formation of pathological Narcissism emerges. Kernberg's concept of Self is closely related to Freud's concept of Ego. The Self is dependent upon the uncons...
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Physical And Emotional Members Of The Family
1,495 wordster> Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Incest is not such a clear-cut matter as it has been made out to be over millennia of taboos. Many participants claim to have enjoyed the act and its physical and emotional consequences. It is often the result of seduction. In some cases, two consenting and fully informed adults are involved. Many types of relationships, which are defined as incestuous, are between genetically unrela...
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Number Of Children Parts Of The World
1,561 wordster> Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time consuming, exhausting, strains otherwise pleasurable and tranquil relationships to their limits. Still, humanity keeps at it: breeding. It is the easiest to resort to Nature. After all, all living sp...
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Members Of The Family Narcissistic Supply
1,552 words... tarnished sense of self worth. Children become counter-productive: not only is their Narcissistic input (supply) unnecessary, they can also hinder further progress. Having children is not a survival or genetically oriented imperative. Had this been the case, the number of children would have risen together with free income. Yet, exactly the reverse is happening: the more children people can economically afford the fewer they have. The more educated they are ( = the more they know about the w...
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American Psychiatric Association Dsm Iv
367 wordster> Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Please read CAREFULLY! The text in italics is NOT based on the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual, Fourth Edition (1994). the text in italics IS based on "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" (1999) An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various ...
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Dependent Personality Disorder Div Class Sub Title
4,899 wordster> The Clinical Picture and Developmental Roots - Opening RemarksTerminologyCo-dependents People who depend on other people for their emotional gratification and the performance of ego or daily functions. They are needy, demanding, submissive. They fear abandonment, cling and display immature behaviors in their effort to maintain the "relationship" with their companion or mate upon whom they depend. No matter what abuse is inflicted upon them - they r...
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1,383 wordsIntroduction Understanding the Narcissistic Phenomenon The so called 'narcissistic personality disorder' is a complex and often misunderstood disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self importance, but paradoxically underneath this grandiosity the narcissist suffers from a chronically fragile low self esteem. The grandiosity of the narcissist, however, is often so pervasive that we tend to dehumanize him or her. The narcissist conjures in us imag...
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Narcissist Will Attempt Transference Will Occur
1,462 words... the challenges of this stage will sustain a narcissistic injury. In essence the narcissistic injury will occur whenever the environment (in particular significant others) needs the individual to be something which he or she is not. The narcissistically injured individual is thus told "Don't be who you are, be who I need you to be. Who you are disappoints me, threatens me angers me, overstimulates me. Be what I want and I will love you" (Johnson, 1987; P. 39). The narcissistic injury devastat...
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Theory Of Narcissism Directed Libido Gratification
438 wordsSigmund Freud, physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and father of psychoanalysis, is generally recognized as one of the most influential and authoritative thinkers of the twentieth century. He elaborated the theory that the mind is a complex energy-system, the structural investigation of which is proper province of psychology. He articulated and refined the concepts of the unconscious, of infantile sexuality, of repression, and proposed a tri-partite account of the minds structure, all as ...
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Object Relations School Low Self Esteem
4,399 wordsNarcissism: Psychological Theories And Therapeutic Interventions Narcissism: Psychological Theories And Therapeutic Interventions In The Narcissistic Disorders Narcissism: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Interventions in the Narcissistic Disorders Introduction Understanding the Narcissistic Phenomenon The so called narcissistic personality disorder is a complex and often misunderstood disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self importance,...
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Low Self Esteem Narcissist Will Attempt
3,225 wordsThe so-called narcissistic personality disorder is a complex and often misunderstood disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self-importance, but paradoxically underneath this grandiosity the narcissist suffers from a chronically fragile low self-esteem. The grandiosity of the narcissist, however, is often so pervasive that we tend to dehumanize him or her. The narcissist conjures in us images of the mythological character Narcissus who could only...
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American Psychiatric Association Narcissistic Personality
364 wordsNarcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Criteria Essay, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Criteria Sam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Please read CAREFULLY! The text in italics is NOT based on the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual, Fourth Edition (1994). the text in italics IS based on Malignant Self Love Narcissism Revisited (1999) An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empath...
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Number Of Children Members Of The Family
3,106 wordsSam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time consuming, exhausting, strains otherwise pleasurable and tranquil relationships to their limits. Still, humanity keeps at it: breeding. It is the easiest to resort to Nature. After all, all living species breed and most of them parent. W...
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Object Relations School Pathological Narcissism
9,879 wordsSam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites A. The Loved Enemies an Introduction An oft-overlooked fact is that the child is not sure that it exists. It avidly absorbs cues from its human environment. ? Am I present? ? , ? Am I separate? ? , ? Can I be noticed? ? ? these are the questions that compete in his mind with his need to merge, to become a part of his caregivers. Granted, the infant (ages 0 to 2) does not engage in a verbal formulation of these? thoughts?...
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Pathological Narcissism Positive Reinforcements
1,180 wordsTaming The Beast: Pathological Narcissism And The Taming The Beast: Pathological Narcissism And The Quality Of Life Sam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Part 1 Many textbooks (and many patients) claim that the psychodynamic therapies when applied to personality disorders are ineffective. Functional (cognitive, behavioral) treatments should be preferred in certain cases and regarding certain aspects of the disorder. To a Narcissist, I would recommend a behav...
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Narcissistic Personality Narcissist Expects
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