Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Evil « mind.expressions. DELANY DEAN, JD, PhD delanydean.com KC Mindfulness crimlawdoc@gmail.com Introduction: During both my professional careers (criminal law and psychology), two areas of particular interest to me have been psychopathy and narcissism.
Psychopathy is generally viewed as a particularly virulent form of narcissism, in which the person is not only very much focused on herself, or himself, but also highly manipulative, sometimes sadistic, and very much into control and power. Underneath the superficial charm, the narcissist/psychopath always has a “me-first” mentality. A good non-technical book about this phenomenon is: The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout [the term “sociopath” is closely related to the term “psychopath”]. Some good web resources about the phenomenon known as “narcissistic rage” are in my “del.icio.us” links (click over in the side column on this blog, where it says “And, Check Out…”).
Authoritarianism and Psychopathy Authoritarians come in two flavors: leaders and followers. The Psychopath: The Mask of Sanity. THE PSYCHOPATH - The Mask of Sanity Special Research Project of the Quantum Future School Imagine - if you can - not having a conscience, none at all, no feelings of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for the well-being of strangers, friends, or even family members.
Imagine no struggles with shame, not a single one in your whole life, no matter what kind of selfish, lazy, harmful, or immoral action you had taken. And pretend that the concept of responsibility is unknown to you, except as a burden others seem to accept without question, like gullible fools. Characteristics of Narcissistic Mothers. 1.
Everything she does is deniable. There is always a facile excuse or an explanation. Cruelties are couched in loving terms. Aggressive and hostile acts are paraded as thoughtfulness. Selfish manipulations are presented as gifts. She rarely says right out that she thinks you’re inadequate. Many of her putdowns are simply by comparison. Because her abusiveness is part of a lifelong campaign of control and because she is careful to rationalize her abuse, it is extremely difficult to explain to other people what is so bad about her. 2. You feel like an extension of her. Any attempt at autonomy on your part is strongly resisted. 3. Narcissistic mothers commonly choose one (sometimes more) child to be the golden child and one (sometimes more) to be the scapegoat. 4.
Your accomplishments are acknowledged only to the extent that she can take credit for them. 5. She minimizes, discounts or ignores your opinions and experiences. 6. Narcissists gaslight routinely. サイコパスとの違い —良心の在り方—