Narcissism

senate, and was becoming an arrogant leader. Through the passage of time, we have been shown how fruitless tyranny is, and what becomes of people as well as their leaders that are a part of this system. Generally speaking, arrogance parallels with narcissism and Julius Caesar had both in spades. In ‘Assassination of Julius Caesar’ it states, “Caesar continued to consolidate his power and in February 44 BC, he declared himself dictator for life”(Paragraph 3). This is one of many examples of his…

of this they may engage in antisocial, even vicious, behavior. Their outburst frequently appear to be motivated by little more than the need for thrills and excitement (Herbert C. Quay, Ph.D, 1965). According to authors of “The Anatomy of Violence”. Adrian Raine and Jill Portnoy, a person diagnosed with psychopathy has a low resting heart rate which creates an unpleasant sensation; consequently that person seeks stimulation to achieve a some level of arousal. An example of this is Beth Thomas…

Although some people are certain that psychopathy is a disorder that can be treated with drugs that alter brain functioning, it seems very unlikely that treatment will work. Psychopathy involves a wide variety of symptoms with seemingly little in common other than their moral and social unreliability. Some would argue that psychopathy is untreatable because it is not a disorder, rather it is an evolved strategy. This means that psychopathy might have been adaptive in an ancestral environment or…

Psychology Of Serial Killers Serial Murder is the act of killing several people over a prolonged period of time. Serial Killers are widely known as cold blooded or even cruel. Forensic psychology has opened the doors to the profiling of the behaviors of such individuals. Subjects to movies and books, Serial killers are portrayed to psychopathic killing machines, this is attributed to Hollywood’s characterization of serial killers. Even though some characteristics make strike close to the truth…

client’s case? The role of unconscious in psychoanalytic theory is of a deep well, where unacceptable sexual desires and drives are stored. These sexual desires were not always buried, at one time they resided on the surface in pools of primary narcissism. However, early in childhood they are repressed out of fear of punishment from demands from authority figures whose actions and commands clash with these desires. If the demands by authority are rational, in the sense they targeting only the…

Right this second, billions of people are on their phones, scrolling through their Twitter timeline, their Facebook newsfeed, posting pictures on Instagram and on their snapchat stories, and possibly even texting their loved ones good morning. Over the years, the world population has increased; our communities became bigger, but our social circles became smaller. This is mostly due to the atrocious outbreak of smartphones. In Weaver’s words, “‘The more closely people are crowded together...the…

"Even as I said it, I knew the phrase 'to make a living ' would have absolutely no meaning to these children of affluent society"(Lorber and Fladell, 81). Millennials or Gen Y, frequently categorized as self entitled narcissists, have received much criticism from prior generations. The survivability of the youth is questioned due to the belief that they haven 't ever had to work to achieve or receive what they desired. The quote above, a 46-year old Ernest Fladell, on his 20-year old nephew,…

In Case 8 “Conflict in Santa’s Workshop: Learning to Be a Team Player at ToyKing”, ToyKing was a large, U.S.-based toy design and manufacturing company that specialized in educational toys and games. Located in Torrance, California, the Design Studio headquarters consisted of over 60 toy designers and about 20 technicians and fabricators. Out of the toy designers, 15 were senior designers and the remaining 45 were junior designers. Their goal is to come up with new innovative toy concepts each…

According to Nathaniel Branden, self-esteem is the disposition to experience oneself as being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and being worthy of happiness. It is the confidence in the efficacy of the mind, ability to learn, appropriateness of the decisions and choices, and effectiveness of the response to change. Self-esteem is not a euphoria that may be temporarily induced by a drug or a compliment nor an illusion or hallucination. It is grounded in reality and built…

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. Throughout his career, he gained notoriety for various literary works, including “The Birthmark.” “The Birthmark” follows the protagonist, Aylmer, and his deadly obsession with entangling science with his love for his wife, Georgiana. Throughout this selection of Hawthorne’s work, readers question Aylmer's morality, the definition of true beauty, and whether physical perfection is attainable. The central conflict of the short…