...New Narcissism 1. The phrase narcissism comes from the story of the man Narcissus, “a handsome young youth who falls hopelessly in love with his own reflection in a pool of water” (p. 2, l. 32). As the social critic Christopher Lacsh theorised, every generation reproduces its culture, the individual, in the form of personality. Today we are living in a world of New Narcissism. Not only are we narcissistic – we now have the social medias and Internet as remedies of self-promotion. Being an individual in a culture filled with love for celebrity, we find interest in some originally uninteresting things, such as which meals are included in a celebrity’s diet. It is therefore easier to deceive our minds in to thinking, that such insignificant bit of information about ourselves is in fact significant to the rest of the world. It is difficult to be yanked out of the hands of narcissism, as no one on the Internet bothers to inform one, that all of this information is of no matter. And maybe we enjoy watching and reading all of this triviality, because it reflects the reproduction of our culture and therefore also the individual. 2. The articles “Student narcissism on the rise” by Janice McDuffee and “Do Today’s Young People Really Think They Are So Extraordinary?” by Catherine West hold two mutually contradictory statements. As it appears from the title, the first article states, that the youths are products of increased self-enhancement and self-involvedness. The harm of this...
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...New Narcissism 1. "New Narcissism" is a modern phenomenon, text 1 gives a very detailed description of the phenomenon. The author of text 1 presents Britney Spears as a self-destructive individual, who is a victim of the paradoxical development of our modern culture. But Britney isn’t the main focus point in this matter. It’s the Britney-obsessive Chris Crocker who draws his attention. Chris Crocker is known for crying like a mentally sick baby and howling: “leave Britney alone”, into a camera. He’s known for this particular quote, because he uploaded his video on the popular website, YouTube. The video has been watched more than 12 million times, by people from all over the world. But Chris didn't feel sorry for Britney, what so ever, he just wanted to obtain a lot of attention and become a celebrity. Chris got his 15 minutes of fame and a few days later Chris Crocker announced, he was in the process of making a new reality show on national television. This is a great example of new narcissism, Chris intentionally tries to get attention on Britney’s account, a very selfish and egocentric act and that is what new narcissism is all about. Narcissism is when you only think of yourself and your own needs exclusively. It’s when your self-esteem becomes a burden for others, it’s when you’re so self obsessed that you’re unable to see anything else but your own reflection. 2. Text 2 is written by Janice McDuffee, she begins her article by categorizing the college students as...
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...1) What is New Narcissism? In the text Me, Me, Me by Sarfranz Manzoor, we hear about a young 19-year-old teenage boy called Chris Crocker, who’s defending Britney Spears. He is crying and yelling at people to leave her alone. As if that wasn’t enough he puts the video on YouTube so that everyone can see it. What makes him think people care about his opinion? The answer is his big alter ego, and that is my definition on what new narcissism is. Another example would be The X-factor series. More than 150.00 people were ready to humiliate themselves just to achieve instant stardom. They were all convinced that they deserved success regardless of their lack of talent. The internet is strengthening our ego to the edge. The dating website Beautifulpeople.net only has members determined completely by looks, with existing members of the opposite sex voting on new applications. That for me just screams new narcissism. So does a recent study by psychologists at San Diego State University, concluding that young people are more narcissistic than ever before. Professor Jean Twenge found that two-thirds of the students scored above average on narcissism. 2) According to the text Student narcissism on the rise by Janice McDuffee, Today’s college students put themselves first. Lead author professor Jean Twenge of San Diego University calls the students “Generation Me”. She has made some studies, based on that she determined that students have become drastically more narcissistic. One reason...
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...A new narcissism “There are several versions of the story of Narcissus, but they all have one thing in common: A young man falls hopelessly in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.” – “Me, me, me, line 31” This quote from the first text I read, sums up the term “New Narcissism” pretty well. A narcissist is a person who is excessively self-centered, and believes that he (or she for that matter) is the definition of a perfect human being. The term “a new narcissist” is of course based on the same principles but instead of being completely in love with oneself, a new narcissist believes that others are utterly intrigued or fascinated by the person himself. If we for an instance look at this quote from “Me, me, me, Line 63; More than 150.000 people, for instance, were prepared to suffer absolute humiliation to achieve instant stardom, or at least the tabloid version of it, for the current series of The X Factor. For the main part, those auditioning were classic narcissist: convinced that they deserve success despite their transparent lack of talent.” Narcissists flocks these auditions, because they have the belief that it will make people appreciate them, or find them fascinating. They are convinced that their underdeveloped talent will provide the world with a great value within the entertainment spectrum. An example of this is “Psykopaten” who starred in “Talent 2008”, who was just a seemingly normal kid, who went on stage and mumbled some crazy words, while...
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...New Narcissism New Narcissism is the modern term for the phenomenon narcissism.The term “narcissism” was used for the first time in relation to psychiatry by Sigmund Freud to describe the phenomenon of “loving yourself”. The notion derived from the Greek mythology’s legend about Narcissus, a handsome young man searching for the love of his life. Narcissus found it when he saw his own face, reflected in the water. This word now has a wide range of meanings; from psychological symptoms, a social or cultural problem, or simply a personality trait encompassing characteristics like arrogance, egoism, vanity and selfishness. Sarfaz Manzoor’s article “Me, Me, Me” tells us that psychologists’ recent studies conclude a disturbing increase of narcissistic behavior. Christopher Lasch claims in his work, The culture of Narcissism, that society reproduces its culture in the form of the individual’s personality. So, according to this theory New Narcissism is part of our culture. People set big goals as beauty, wealth and fame. Ordinary people can easily achieve their “beauty”, boost their self-esteem and confidence with plastic surgeries. Too much effort is put on the appearance and only for people’s own benefits. Fame, and thus wealth, can be achieved for example through the Internet. The Internet has a big impact on our narcissistic culture because everyone can get heard, and nobody can stop you from saying what you want. In the Internet’s virtual world, it’s possible to create, manipulate...
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...New Narcissism Section A 1: New Narcissism is a newer and a more modern version of the phenomenon narcissism. The number of narcissistic people is bigger then ever according to studies by psychologists. The phenomenon narcissism is a product of the story of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection. So all in all narcissism means that people are falling in love with their own reflections, and think they are better then everyone. Sigmund Freud was the first person to introduce the word narcissism in relation to psychiatry. Soon afterwards the term was associated with tings like vanity, conceit and egotism. “ – in short, narcissists were the kind of men who, were they given the choice of taking one personal effect to a desert island, would choose a mirror.” The writer, Sarfraz Manzoor, of the article me me me is presenting narcissistic people as “attention-seeking, internet-enabled and celebrity-crazed ”. For instance he gives an example with a young guy called Chris Crocker who made a video-clip where he told the whole world to “leave Britney alone”, and afterwards he put it on YouTube. Chris Crocker is a product of the society we have today, because he’s seeking the attention. 2: Text 2 and 3 has totally different views on the youth and narcissism. Text 2 is presenting narcissism as a very dangerous thing, because young people are getting to high expectations compared to what they are able to do. The lead author professor Jean Twenge of San...
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...subject of ”New Narcissism” by giving a brief account of the phenomenon as it is described in text 1. The term “New Narcissism” springs from the story about Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. The term “narcissism” as a mental condition was first recognized by Sigmund Freud. Today we use the term about a person who is vain and self-centered. Text 1 is written by Sarfraz Manzoor and is called “Me, Me, Me”. It describes “new narcissism” as a phenomenon mainly created by the media. The internet has made it possible for people all over the world to write blogs and have websites about them and their lives. If you only talk about yourself in the real world you can count on people to tell you to shut up. That will not happen in cyberspace, sure people can write a comment to your blog or website but you can simply just delete it and forget it. That’s a bit more difficult to do in the real world because there’s no “delete”. Sarfraz Manzoor uses Chris Crocker as an example of the phenomenon “new narcissism” and he’s a perfect example. The unknown Chris Crocker was on everyone’s lips after his Youtube-clip about Britney Spears. It was because of Britney Spears’ performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2007 Chris Crocker got famous. He was a big fan of Britney Spears and because of that he defended her. 2. Compare the views on narcissism presented in texts 2 and 3, and comment on how those views are substantiated. Text 2, “Students narcissism on the rise”...
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...(2007) 2105–2115 www.elsevier.com/locate/paid Narcissism, vanity, personality and mating effort Vincent Egan *, Cara McCorkindale Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland, United Kingdom Received 10 November 2006; received in revised form 19 June 2007; accepted 27 June 2007 Available online 15 August 2007 Abstract The current study examined the relationship between narcissism and vanity, and the degree these are predicted by the ‘Big Five’ personality traits and mating effort (ME) using a sample of 103 females recruited from a large beauty salon. Narcissism correlated with vanity at 0.72 (P < 0.001), and was associated positively with extraversion (E), ME and the subscales of vanity; narcissism was associated negatively with neuroticism (N) and agreeableness (A). Vanity correlated positively with E, conscientiousness, both subscales of narcissism, and ME, and negatively with N and A. A composite narcissism–vanity score was produced using principal components analysis, and used along with scores from the NEO-FFI-R to predict mating effort. The narcissism–vanity composite, low A and E significantly and independently predicted mating effort (adjusted R2 = 0.28, F(9.96) = 7.74, P < 0.001). These results show that mating effort is additionally predicted by narcissism as well as self-reported personality. Ó 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Narcissism; Personality; Mating effort; Vanity; Self-enhancement;...
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...Running head: NARCISSISM AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE NARCISSISTS BAD FOR RELATIONSHIPS OR ARE RELATIONSHIPS BAD FOR NARCISSITS? : THE EFFECT OF NARCISSISM ON CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS by Sara K. Seward 200303585 A term paper presented to Dr. Christie Lomore in Psychology 341:20 The Self Department of Psychology St. Francis Xavier University March 26th, 2007 The term narcissism was first introduced to us by Freud, (1914/1957, as cited in Campbell, Brunell, & Finkel, 2006) in reference to the story of Narcissus. Narcissus was the concept of self-love in human form. He viewed himself as better and more attractive than all of those around him, which in turn prevented him from developing any close, loving relationships with others. Narcissus spent him life looking for the “perfect” partner. One day he fell in love with his own reflection and could not bear to be separated from his newfound love. He remained by the pool of water until he eventually died. The story of Narcissus shows us that having a narcissistic personality can have detrimental effects on not only our relationships but on our selves as well (Campbell, Foster, & Finkel, 2002). By proposing the following research question I hope to identify a possible correlation between narcissistic behaviour and relationship satisfaction. My question is “Do narcissists engage in behaviour that negatively affects their relationships which may lead to a decrease in relationship satisfaction?” A...
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...Narcissistic Personality Disorder Alexis Stockling 04/29/2012 Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal behavior. Narcissistic personality disorder is a part of psychology that struck my attention, I needed to know more. This personality disorder is a condition in which people have inflated senses of self-importance and an extreme concern with themselves. People with this disorder tend to have an overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder. Yet, there are no known causes for this disorder. I am going to expound on the psycho-dynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and socio-cultural views of this disorder. A number of psycho-dynamic theorist believed that this disorder begins with cold, rejecting parents and developmental problems in childhood. These theorists also believed that this disorder can come from child abuse, and or, separation of parents through divorce or death. They believe that this disorder is characterized by a need for the admiration of others, with little empathy or understanding of other’s feelings. These people consistently overestimate their abilities and exaggerate their accomplishments. When overestimating and exaggerating their own issues, they tend to devalue or ridicule the accomplishments of others. Stating things like, “I do everything, and I never get the credit I deserve.” They are very self-absorbed. They also believed that these people defend...
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...Understanding Machiavellianism and Narcissism Roshan Priyadarshi (B14103) Vishwajeet Goel (B14121) Madhur Maheshwari Tanveer Ali (B14118) Ankur Gupta Section B Abstract This paper tries to explore the concept of Narcissism and Machiavellianism and the effect of these on a person’s personality as a whole. Narcissism, personality trait of egoism, conceit, or simple selfishness and Machiavellianism, employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct, if in excess seem to have a negative effect on a person’s behaviour. The characteristics of the person indulging in these traits are analysed through this research and also the effects of their presence in excess to . Machiavellianism and narcissism can be called to be some of the most important and governing constituents of one’s personality and thus governs the behaviour of people at their workplace or in their decision making to a great extent. Consequences of very high or very low Machiavellianism and narcissism can be grave and therefore effects of both these conditions are evaluated. Also methodologies to determine the level of Narcissism and Machiavellianism in an individual are discussed through this paper. Hopefully this research will provide insights to the positive and negative effects of Narcissism and Machiavellianism and assist the reader in avoiding or minimising the negative effects of these. Narcissism The term was coined by Freud after Narcissus who in Greek myth was a pathologically...
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...Vanity and Superficiality The literary school of aestheticism is most often tied to themes of shallowness, spiritual neglect, and materialism. Dorian Gray possesses true narcissism in Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Narcissism is one of the main components that drive this novel. Dorian is willing to go to any length to preserve his youthful vitality. This novel also has a heavy focus on youth, beauty, and superficiality. Dorian Gray starts his narcissistic spiral downward when he first sees the portrait that Basil paints of him. It makes him realize that his beauty will fade as he grows older and does not want to accept that. Dorian says “I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose?” (43) showing his envy for the painting. When Basil nearly destroys the painting, Dorian will not let him do it and says that he is in love with the painting and expresses that it is a part of himself (44). Dorian is similar to the character of Narcissus, both of which are completely consumed with themselves (Miller). Dorian loves his beauty enough to give up the very essence of his being, his soul. Lord Henry reinforces and encourages this kind of self-centeredness, knowing that he has a strong influence over Dorian. He enjoys the way he can shape Dorian’s young mind, saying that it was “like playing upon an exquisite violin. He answered to every thrill of the bow.... There was nothing...
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...NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER EXPLORING NARCISSISM WILLIE RUTH HILL HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER What is Narcissism? According to the Mayo Clinic (2014), narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightest criticism. In an article in Medical News Today (2014), narcissistic personality disorder, also known as NPD is defined as a personality disorder in which the individual has a distorted self- image, unstable and intense emotions, is overly preoccupied with vanity, prestige, power and person adequacy and has an exaggerated sense of superiority. Narcissism can affect how you perform at work, how successful you are in relationships and also affect your financial affairs. If someone with a narcissistic personality is not praised as they think they should be, they may become unhappy or dissatisfied with themselves. Because of their reactions to certain words or situations this causes others to feel that being around them is very undesirable. They may feel that a narcissistic person is conceited and think that they are better than anyone else, so maintaining a friendship may become difficult. Also in the article written by the Mayo Clinic (2014) a narcissistic person may have secret feelings of...
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