Never trust a narcissist - oops I mean psychopath
Never trust a narcissist - oops I mean psychopath
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http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=8381.0
Mr.Vaknin makes several interesting wide reaching observations about the behavior of "Narcissists. One such assessment address whether Narcissists
understand cause and effect thinking as it relates to their behavior .
Quote Sam vaknin :
"Then Narcissist does not suffer from a faulty sense of causation. He is able to accurately predict the outcomes of his actions and he knows that he might be forced to pay a dear price for his deeds. But he doesn't care."
No supporting scientific information is given to defend this view, so the reader is left to assume this is the opinion of the author. I find this troubling as human beings suffering from NPD often struggle with cause and
affect thinking.
A person with this disorder views the world through the eyes of a child and attempts to relate to others from the viewpoint much younger than their actual age. It is not that they understand that their behavior will cause a certain reaction from people and do it anyway. They lack the emotional developmental skills needed to understand how and why an adult will react to their actions.
On the other hand psychopaths may be able to process how their behavior will affect someone and will make a conscious decision to engage in the behavior despite, maybe because of the affect.
This is a huge difference between NPD and Psychopaths and shows how these disorders cannot be lumped into one overriding category
Narcissists and Psychopaths are not the same creature
Yes, the difference between psychopaths and the Narc ,,,, PD
Amazed, Each day I realize
Incisive Insights by yu dear Goldie
lol, I like the part about
If you have ever been affected by a psychopath...
Sheridan by my interpretation
The DSM clearly lists them as different disorders
Glad this thread resurfaced
I'm totally not an expert, but...
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There's a HUGE different
Holy cow, Talk about watching