Posted by bryte on September 6, 2014, at 14:28:51
In reply to Re: The Hsiung-Pilder discussion, posted by Dr. Bob on September 6, 2014, at 3:40:59
> A subset of readers could also think that I'm supporting the community as a whole by giving it an opportunity to deal with issues like hate.
>
> Bob
>"The support and information in this group are provided primarily by: other group members"
A subset of readers could ask whether persistent use of and focus on I-statements could represent a subconscious effort by a host to select like-minded individuals.
That subset or another subset could ask whether I-statements focused on what a service provider gives invitees could be symptomatic of narcissistic dimensions.
That subset of readers might be informed by Belinda Jane Board's and Katarina Fritzon's 2005 study published in Psychology, Crime & Law that found an equivalent presence of narcissistic traits among senior business leaders and populations of psychiatric patients.
The subset might contemplate whether a person with narcissistic traits employed in an institutional setting might create an independent business where the traits could be more freely realized.
The subset might contemplate to what extent the structure of non-income-producing service business increases personal latitude for a sole owner as compared to a structure that relies on a panel of qualified leaders who help assure quality of service.
To assess the presence of a narcissistic dimension, that subset of readers might consider whether a service provider:
[*] demonstrates exaggerated self-importance as compared to the importance of peers, groups, communities or other individuals
[*] demonstrates a more than usual desire for attention and admiration by publicizing the individual's ostensibly charitable activities
[*] takes advantage of others to accomplish personal goals
[*] demonstrates a decreased capacity to empathize with others, including exaggerating perceived group benefits related to the person's systematic activities known to embarrass guests
[*] characterizes concerns as criticism, and demonstrates an exaggerated sensitivity to criticism, including enforcing sanctions against those who express concerns
[*] claims a right to be recognized as superior, such as by claiming an experimental project demonstrates the best of all alternatives
[*] exaggerates special achievements and talents, such as not correcting claims that give the subject original credit for technology freely obtained from someone else
[*] represents prolonged conflict as beneficial by claiming the conflict better exposes those involved to the subject of the conflict
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