Narcissistic parents

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive” (Nietzsche 139).In this quote, Nietzsche denounces the idea of intrinsic merit and necessary differentiation between persons, calling it offensive, similar to society’s stigmatization of mental illness. Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the author J.D. Salinger frequently alludes to Roland Barthes’ quote that “literature is the question minus…

smartphone or another digital device (Oxford Dictionary), today many selfies are taken by individuals are then uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook, and Instagram. Concern has been raised whether taking a large magnitude of selfies creates narcissistic tendencies in people. By investigating selfies I hope to show that while selfies can cause narcissism, there are positive factors for taking selfies. Using both a positivist and an interpretive approach allows…

Jerrold Post (2005) provides an overview of the complex approach to assessing the personalities of political leaders in hopes of developing an objective personality profile. The basic foundation involved in assessing a political personality combines identifying and evaluating the influence of key events and patterns in the individual's life chronology, a longitudinal analysis, and an in-depth examination of specific characteristics relevant to the role of a leader, a cross-sectional analysis…

To be or not to be deceitful is a question that many often face. Works of literature commonly include characters who intentionally deceive others. These characters’ dishonesty often leads to distrust between them, testing each character’s morals. In his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare, incorporates characters with deceitful minds illustrate distrust between the Hamlet’s family and friends of the family. Throughout Hamlet a web of deceit develops because of the actions of Hamlet, Claudius,…

Vader, who also sought out adventure and excitement. However, as a child, Leia repetitively defied her parental influence and evolved rebellious personality characteristics. Finally, the childhood trauma that Leia endured, the death of her adoptive parents and biological mother, as well as the abandonment of her father, had a significant impact on her life. The Princess’ childhood trauma heightened her desire for adventure as well as her inability to maintain relationships. Princess Leia’s…

Those who view social media sites as harmful and non-beneficial would say that social media sites turn people into shallow, status-seeking narcissists. Yet actually, social media sites do not turn people into narcissists but can instead reinforce narcissistic behavior. The internet and social media sites are a tool that has many functions and one of these functions is the ability to share personal content such as photos and videos. Rosen discusses this in Virtual Friendship and the New…

Sandra is a female who stated that she is 35 years old. She described herself as Zambian. She moved to New York in 2003. On the maternal side of Sandra’s family, her grandmother Mary who is 71 years old, is still alive and is known to have an alcohol problem, diabetes and Hypertension/ High blood pressure. One the other hand, Sandra’s grandfather Gabriel was born in Angola but birth date is unknown. He is known to have alcohol problems and cancer. Sandra’s grandfather Gabriel was both…

so I failed to recognize their behaviors as abusive, but now that I know it has never been my fault, I have no tolerance whatsoever for that behavior in my life. Then, about a year ago, a stumbled onto some information on Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and narcissistic abuse, and the pieces really started falling into place! Since then, I have been systematically cutting toxic and abusive people off as I discover them, and it feels like there will be next to no one left when I'm…

disorder there would never be a single spot on her marble floor. Following the obsessive compulsive disorder, is Joan and her borderline personality disorder, where she can transform from a sweet little bunny to a ravage deadly T-Rex. As well as her narcissistic personality disorder, Joan believes that she is the most important person in the world. Lastly, she suffers from histrionic personality disorder leading her to live an over emotional lifestyle. Overall, Joan Crawford’s…

Participants are presented with items pairs and are instructed to choose the best response option that is the closest to their feelings and beliefs. Each item pair in the NPI is consisted with one narcissistic response option. In the example below, option a is the narcissistic response, and option b is the non-narcissistic response. Although, there are many variables that can determine whether the hypothesis is inconclusive, it is finding the best slope of approximation that can support the…