Tag Archives: character disorder

Understanding the Character Disorder Spectrum

June 1, 2020Abuse, Aggression, Empowerment, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issuesaggressive personalities, character disorder, narcissism, personality disorders, spectrum disordersDr. Simon

The character disorder spectrum is vast. And it has multiple dimensions, too. To understand it fully and to know how to cope is to have power. And that’s what this ensuing series of articles is all about.

Personality and Character Disorders: A Primer

May 24, 2013Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychologycharacter, character disorder, personality, personality disorder, psychologyDr. Simon

Traditional personality perspectives have proved inadequate when it comes to understanding the makeup of the more unsavory characters among us. That’s why for years, many in the behavioral science field (myself included) have advocated for a more comprehensive conceptualization of personality.

Demeaning as a Lifestyle: The Sadistic Aggressive

March 22, 2013Abuse, Aggression, Manipulation, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsabuse, abusive relationship, aggressive personalities, bullies, bully, character, character disorder, character disturbance, degrading, demeaning, disturbed character, manipulate, manipulation, sadist, sadistic-aggressive, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

For sadists, making someone else grovel is not only the major way they secure a position of dominance in their relationships but also an activity they truly enjoy.

Aggressive Personalities: An Upcoming Refresher Course

February 21, 2013Aggression, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationshipsaggression, anger management, character, character disorder, character disturbance, covert-aggression, emotional abuse, manipulation, personality, personality disorder, tactics, verbal abuseDr. Simon

Human aggression is most often manifested in the unscrupulous and undisciplined will to power.

Therapy and the Face of Real Change – Part 2

February 8, 2013Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibility, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, manipulation, responsibility, tactics, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

In sound cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the focus is always on behavior and in the here-and-now.

Therapy and the Face of Real Change

February 1, 2013Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Responsibility, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, contrition, denial, guilt, impression management, manipulation, neurosis, personality disorder, therapyDr. Simon

Legitimate, genuine, potentially lasting change – always manifests itself in the here-and-now moment.

Traditional Therapy Biases and “Denial”

January 12, 2013Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, contrition, denial, guilt, impression management, manipulation, neurosis, personality disorder, therapyDr. Simon

Traditional frameworks can be not only ineffective but also frighteningly enabling sometimes when it comes to understanding and dealing with character dysfunction.

Character Disturbance, Neurosis, and Therapy

November 28, 2012Abuse, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Therapycharacter, character disorder, character disturbance, correction, disturbed characters, insight, neurosis, personality disorder, therapy, thinking errorsDr. Simon

What most people really mean when they (therapists and lay persons alike) say that there’s no real hope for personality and character-impaired individuals is that they’ve tried traditional approaches only to have experienced the truly frustrating results.

Aggressive Personalities: Part 1

October 5, 2012Abuse, Aggression, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Relationships, Responsibilityabsuse, aggression, aggressive personalities, character, character disorder, personality disorder, responsibility, toxic relationshipsDr. Simon

Aggressive personalities cause the greatest problems both in the conduct of interpersonal relationships and for maintaining the social order.

Understanding Predatory Aggressors

September 19, 2012Abuse, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychologyaggression, character, character disorder, character disturbance, instrumental aggression, predatory aggression, reactive aggressionDr. Simon

The nature and prevalence of human aggression is generally poorly understood. This is especially true when it comes to differentiating reactive vs. predatory aggression. To avoid victimization, you really must heighten your awareness about the kinds of aggression disturbed characters exhibit.

Dr. George Simon

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