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narcissism
Articles tagged "narcissism".
4 articles
The Maintenance of Self-Preservation in Narcissistic Personalities: Suggestions for Partners, Family Members, and Friends
Abstract This paper examines narcissistic personality disorder as a psychological reaction against internal fragmentation brought on by the activation of unresolved core maladaptive emotional states that shape a foundational sense of self. The goal for the individual exhibiting narcissistic behavior is to maintain self-preservation. Restorative regression can cause interpersonal damage that may leave partners, family […]
Michael Pica, PsyD
October 20, 2025
The Dark Triad and Professional Fighters
Combat Sport is an umbrella term for extreme striking or grappling sports. Wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, judo, and Muay Thai, amongst others, fall under the combat sport category. While some professional fighting disciplines, such as boxing, have been normalized within many cultures/countries, certain combat sports have been the target of recent scrutiny. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) […]
Olivier van Hauwermeiren, PsyD + 5 more
September 5, 2021
Meet the Cartoonist
Ragnar Storaasli is an applied behavior analyst, recognized trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and research methodologist with a long association and commitment to teaching, training and supervising doctoral students at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology, where he serves as a clinical associate professor. He is known to be thought provoking and entertaining while passionate and […]
Ragnar Storaasli, PhD
May 4, 2018
Patient Selection in Group Psychotherapy
The importance of group composition – the particular blend of patient characteristics in a therapy group – is widely recognized by group psychotherapists. Skilled clinicians try to have an ideal composition in mind when selecting patients for group therapy. Notwithstanding such ideals, the task of selecting group members is complicated by the fact that no […]
Joanna Cheek, M.D., FRCPC + 2 more
January 15, 2017