| 191 | Learning From All Our Relationships Preview: The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication or on your web site, so long as the author resource box at the end is included. Notification of publication would be appreciated. Title: Learning From All Our Relationships Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2003 by Mar... (more) Published By: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Submitted: 25 September,2003 |
| 192 | The Narcissist in the Workplace Preview: Question: The narcissist turns the workplace into a duplicitous hell. What to do? Answer: To a narcissistic employer, the members of his "staff" are Secondary Sources of Narcissistic Supply. Their role is to accumulate the supply (remember events that support the grandiose self-image of the narcissist) and to regulate the Narcissistic Supply of... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 193 | On Empathy - Part I Preview: The Encyclopaedia Britannica (1999 edition) defines empathy as: "The ability to imagine oneself in anther's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. It is a term coined in the early 20th century, equivalent to the German Einfühlung and modelled on "sympathy." The term is used with special (but not exclusive) referen... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 194 | Sex or Gender - Part II Preview: The Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 edition describes the formation of ovaries and testes thus: "In the young embryo a pair of gonads develop that are indifferent or neutral, showing no indication whether they are destined to develop into testes or ovaries. There are also two different duct systems, one of which can develop into the female system of... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 195 | The Shattered Identity - Part I Preview: I. Exposition In the movie "Shattered" (1991), Dan Merrick survives an accident and develops total amnesia regarding his past. His battered face is reconstructed by plastic surgeons and, with the help of his loving wife, he gradually recovers his will to live. But he never develops a proper sense of identity. It is as though he is constantly ill ... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 196 | Traumas as Social Interactions Preview: ("He" in this text - to mean "He" or "She"). We react to serious mishaps, life altering setbacks, disasters, abuse, and death by going through the phases of grieving. Traumas are the complex outcomes of psychodynamic and biochemical processes. But the particulars of traumas depend heavily on the interaction between the victim and his social milie... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 197 | Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders (narcissism) Preview: Question: Do narcissists also suffer from eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa? Answer: Patients suffering from eating disorders either binge on food or refrain from eating and sometimes are both anorectic and bulimic. This is an impulsive behaviour as defined by the DSM and is sometimes comorbid with Cluster B personal... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 198 | The Cyber Narcissist Preview: To the narcissist, the Internet is an alluring and irresistible combination of playground and hunting grounds, the gathering place of numerous potential Sources of Narcissistic Supply, a world where false identities are the norm and mind games the bon ton. And it is beyond the reach of the law, the pale of social norms, the strictures of civilized... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 199 | Intuition - Part I Preview: I. The Three Intuitions IA. Eidetic Intuitions Intuition is supposed to be a form of direct access. Yet, direct access to what? Does it access directly "intuitions" (abstract objects, akin to numbers or properties - see "Bestowed Existence")? Are intuitions the objects of the mental act of Intuition? Perhaps intuition is the mind's way of intera... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 200 | Sex or Gender - Part I Preview: Alan Pease, author of a book titled "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps", believes that women are spatially-challenged compared to men. The British firm, Admiral Insurance, conducted a study of half a million claims. They found that "women were almost twice as likely as men to have a collision in a car park, 23 percent more likely to h... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 201 | How is Coaching Different from Therapy? Preview: Please consider this article for your website or eZine. Permission to reprint if byline stays intact and links are active. You may change the title if you like. Courtesy copy appreciated. TITLE: The Difference Between Therapy and Coaching AUTHOR: Susan Dunn, MA, Clinical Psychology WORD COUNT: 1173 WRAP: 60 URL: http://www.susandunn.cc Mailto:sdu... (more) Published By: Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 202 | What is Narcissism? Preview: A pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition. Most narcissists (50-75%, according to the DSM-IV-TR) are men. The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is one of a "family" of persona... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 203 | Narcissism - Treatment Modalities and Therapies - Part I Preview: Question: Is the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) more amenable to Cognitive-Behavioural therapies or to Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic ones? Answer: Narcissism pervades the entire personality. It is all-pervasive. Being a narcissist is akin to being an alcoholic but much more so. Alcoholism is an impulsive behaviour. Narcissists exhibit ... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 204 | The Shattered Identity - Part II Preview: But the unconscious is as much a part of one's self-identity as one's conscious. What if, due to a mishap, the roles were reversed? What if Dan's conscious part were to become his unconscious and his unconscious part - his conscious? What if all his conscious memories, drives, fears, wishes, fantasies, and hopes - were to become unconscious while ... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 205 | Serial Killers Preview: Countess Erszebet Bathory was a breathtakingly beautiful, unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried - though, being a noblewoman, not convicted - in Hungary for slaughtering 612 young girls. The true figure may have been 40-100, though the Countess recorded in her diary more ... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 206 | Gender and the Narcissist Preview: Question: Are female narcissists any different? You seem to talk only about male narcissists! Answer: I keep using the male third person singular because most narcissists (75%) are males and more so because there is little difference between the male and female narcissists. In the manifestation of their narcissism, female and male narcissists,... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 207 | Intuition - Part II Preview: The a-priori nature of intuitions of the first and the third kind led thinkers, such as Adolf Lasson, to associate it with Mysticism. He called it an "intellectual vision" which leads to the "essence of things". Earlier philosophers and theologians labeled the methodical application of intuitions - the "science of the ultimates". Of course, this m... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 208 | On Empathy - Part II Preview: Alas, such an agreement is meaningless. We cannot (yet) measure sadness, quantify it, crystallize it, access it in any way from the outside. We are totally and absolutely reliant on your introspection and my introspection. There is no way anyone can prove that my "sadness" is even remotely similar to your sadness. I may be feeling or experiencing ... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 209 | The Myth of Mental Illness - Part II Preview: That psychoactive medication alters behaviour and mood is indisputable. So do illicit and legal drugs, certain foods, and all interpersonal interactions. That the changes brought about by prescription are desirable – is debatable and involves tautological thinking. If a certain pattern of behaviour is described as (socially) "dysfunctional" or (ps... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |
| 210 | The Myth of Mental Illness - Part I Preview: "You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing – that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." Richard Feynman, Physicist a... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 12 October,2003 |