SUMMARY
In Scott B. Kaufman’s article, “Peacock Paradox”, he explores the deceptive and fickle charm of narcissists, their lust after admiration as well as how an individual develops these extreme self-oriented traits. A common theme within the article is how a narcissist demands control in any situation and will become hostile if hijacked from power.
The unstable foundation of a narcissist relies on toxic amounts of self-esteem, grandiosity, self-importance, and self-focus. As these traits alone are complex they are considered a constellation, or a spectrum, according to the DSMV (diagnostic manual for clinicians). If accompanied by humbling or selfless traits, then it would be completely healthy to have; however at pernicious amounts, it …show more content…
Male narcissists tend to attract women who are emotional and gossip-driven, women at high fertility in their ovulation cycle, as well as caretaker personalities; who fruitlessly seek out to change his toxic ways. Straight male narcissists tend to irritate women more than straight female narcissists irritate men. This is due to how interested non-narcissists are in short-term flings. A narcissist is in all likelihood to cheat on someone who is committed because they reason that they have more of a chance to be forgiven. In a strictly sexual or brief relationship, this wouldn’t be an issue, and Campbell's research explains that men are more interested in short-term relations than women are, which relates to the irritation directed at male narcissists. The four-month mark is when a non-narcissistic relationship reaches a peak of satisfaction, whereas someone who is dating a narcissist feels their relationship deteriorate around the same time. This is due to the charming and humorous first impression starting to fade away, and the rose coloured glasses come …show more content…
The other day I saw an advertisement for a charity, and its slogan was “make yourself feel better, and donate!” Which is sadly narcissism hiding in altruistic clothing. Happiness advertising, unlike the content of that video we watched in class, is usually always aimed at our id. “Feel nice at the spa!”, “a C- isn’t that bad, keep on scrolling!” The previous quote is from a comedy app called iFunny, which is aimed at youth. The trends on social media platforms such as “treat yourself” are not even close to scrapping the narcissism that is building in our
In Scott B. Kaufman’s article, “Peacock Paradox”, he explores the deceptive and fickle charm of narcissists, their lust after admiration as well as how an individual develops these extreme self-oriented traits. A common theme within the article is how a narcissist demands control in any situation and will become hostile if hijacked from power.
The unstable foundation of a narcissist relies on toxic amounts of self-esteem, grandiosity, self-importance, and self-focus. As these traits alone are complex they are considered a constellation, or a spectrum, according to the DSMV (diagnostic manual for clinicians). If accompanied by humbling or selfless traits, then it would be completely healthy to have; however at pernicious amounts, it …show more content…
Male narcissists tend to attract women who are emotional and gossip-driven, women at high fertility in their ovulation cycle, as well as caretaker personalities; who fruitlessly seek out to change his toxic ways. Straight male narcissists tend to irritate women more than straight female narcissists irritate men. This is due to how interested non-narcissists are in short-term flings. A narcissist is in all likelihood to cheat on someone who is committed because they reason that they have more of a chance to be forgiven. In a strictly sexual or brief relationship, this wouldn’t be an issue, and Campbell's research explains that men are more interested in short-term relations than women are, which relates to the irritation directed at male narcissists. The four-month mark is when a non-narcissistic relationship reaches a peak of satisfaction, whereas someone who is dating a narcissist feels their relationship deteriorate around the same time. This is due to the charming and humorous first impression starting to fade away, and the rose coloured glasses come …show more content…
The other day I saw an advertisement for a charity, and its slogan was “make yourself feel better, and donate!” Which is sadly narcissism hiding in altruistic clothing. Happiness advertising, unlike the content of that video we watched in class, is usually always aimed at our id. “Feel nice at the spa!”, “a C- isn’t that bad, keep on scrolling!” The previous quote is from a comedy app called iFunny, which is aimed at youth. The trends on social media platforms such as “treat yourself” are not even close to scrapping the narcissism that is building in our