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Posted on 08/10/2014 10:31:00 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
Need to Spot a Narcissist? Just Ask Them
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Narcissists don't have much empathy for others, which can be problematic for society.
Study suggests that the truly self-obsessed will agree with statement, 'I am a narcissist.'
Self-absorbed narcissists can ruin your day, but a new study suggests an easy way to detect one: Just ask.
That's because truly narcissistic people don't see the character trait as a flaw and are more than willing to admit to it, say researchers from Ohio State University.
"People who are narcissists are almost proud of the fact," study co-author Brad Bushman, a professor of communication and psychology. "You can ask them directly because they don't see narcissism as a negative quality -- they believe they are superior to other people and are fine with saying that publicly."
The finding has a real academic purpose, because there are numerous checklists psychologists use now to help spot a narcissist, which Bushman's team defined as a person who is "egotistical, self-focused and vain."
(Excerpt) Read more at everydayhealth.com ...
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Re the Obama/Mussolini pic: I find it amazing that someone who works on and scripts his appearance as much as Obama does would let himself be caught in a pose like this. But, he likes to stick it in our faces, doesn’t he?
All children are narcissists to some degree & with proper socialization, and of course, the experience of growing up, most of us become functioning adults. Some never change.
How many Presidents would read a book about themselves to schoolkids ??
I have thought for years that there is a republican mole in the WH photo corps.
I’ve probably told this before, but one day I was here and whatever was going on there were some quite unflattering pix of Michelle being posted.
A little later that day I went to the WH site, to get the phone number so I could call and complain about the outrage du jour.
Anyway, right on the home page there was a picture of her that was way worse than anything that I’d seen here.
She had that unhappy wife puss on, as she so often does.
Amazing how great minds (non-narcissistic ones) think alike!
I was just going to search for that image when, scrolling down, I saw your post.
I wonder if he has seen the LAST few photos of Benito?
A true narcissist is incapable of admitting any mistakes or wrongdoing - the fault always lies elsewhere, and they will not confess to any weakness including saying what they are. That is my experience, anyway.
I’m proud of my humility.
At an NA meeting:
“My name is Barack, and I’m a narcissist.”
She sounds like someone who is trying to get out ahead of criticism of Øbozo - The Narcissist In Chief.
Narcissistic personality disorder is no joke. It is an affliction.
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