added 2007 Mon May 21 18:09:18 by _kam0_
A recent article in The WSJ reported that because they have been told since infancy that they were special, they believe it and expect to keep hearing it. "Bosses, professors and mates are feeling the need to lavish praise on young adults, particularly 20 somethings, or else see them wither under an unfamiliar compliment deficit" it said.
A recent article in The WSJ reported that because they have been told since infancy that they were special, they believe it and expect to keep hearing it. "Bosses, professors and mates are feeling the need to lavish praise on young adults, particularly 20 somethings, or else see them wither under an unfamiliar compliment deficit" it said.
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 16:53:58 by Stephen Johnson
In the days after Columbine, for example, Harris and Klebold emerged as alienated misfits in the jock culture of their suburban high school. Largely missing, though, was the proper frame around the picture: the extreme narcissism that licensed these boys, in their minds, to murder their teachers and classmates. Something similar is now going on
In the days after Columbine, for example, Harris and Klebold emerged as alienated misfits in the jock culture of their suburban high school. Largely missing, though, was the proper frame around the picture: the extreme narcissism that licensed these boys, in their minds, to murder their teachers and classmates. Something similar is now going on
added 2006 Wed Aug 16 6:57:53 by Neophile
American culture is full of narcissists of all shapes and stripes -- George W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Paris Hilton and any number of other public figures leap to mind.
American culture is full of narcissists of all shapes and stripes -- George W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Paris Hilton and any number of other public figures leap to mind.
