Tag Archives: merit

Ego Inflation and Narcissism

October 12, 2018Integrity, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, ego inflation, mental health, merit, narcissism, self-esteem, self-respectDr. Simon

Our narcissistic culture has fueled much ego inflation. Healthy self-esteem will flourish when society decides to make character matter again.

Cultural Indifference to Meritorious Conduct

September 29, 2017conscience, Entitlement, Integrity, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issuescharacter, integrity, merit, narcissism, self-esteem, self-respectDr. Simon

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about disturbed characters it’s this: They all-too-readily take ownership of what they haven’t earned or merited.

Merit: Healthy Self-Esteem – Part 2

June 19, 2016Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issuescbt, character, merit, self-esteem, self-respectDr. Simon

What really makes you extraordinary – and warrants both recognition and affirmation – is what you do with your gifts and how you conduct yourself in your relationships. This is the very essence of merit.

Healthy Self-Esteem – Part 1

June 3, 2016Entitlement, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issuescharacter, merit, narcissism, responsibility, self-esteem, self-love, self-worthDr. Simon

All of us need to do a much better job of helping our children develop healthy self-esteem. Parents especially need to be mindful of this. And that doesn’t mean giving our children ego-boosts all the time. Rather, it means helping them develop a properly balanced sense of self-worth.

More on Self-Esteem, Depression, and Bipolar Illness

December 12, 2014Entitlement, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychobable, Psychologybipolar disorder, character, depression, hypomania, mania, merit, self-esteem, self-respectDr. Simon

Because we live in the age of entitlement, there are far too many among us who think that respect is a fundamental right as opposed to something that rightfully need be earned. Folks with an entitlement mentality often demand respect, even when they’ve habitually conducted themselves in a manner that doesn’t merit it.

Real Character: Relating in Civil, Genuine, Generous Ways

October 25, 2013Mental Health, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationshipscharacter, civility, generosity, genuineness, integrity, merit, sincerityDr. Simon

Treating others badly is not only bad for you (because it reinforces dysfunctional thinking an behavior patterns) but it also enables the person who’s treated you poorly to feel justified in the unhealthy attitudes and behavior they’ve exhibited.

10 Commandments of Character Development – Part 4

September 20, 2013Neurotics, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibilitycharacter, integrity, merit, responsibility, self-esteem, self-respectDr. Simon

Who we really are and what determines our real worth has less to do with what we’ve been endowed with and much more to do with what we’ve done with what we’ve been given.

Self-Esteem and Merit

August 31, 2012Mental Health, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychologycharacter, character development, ego, ego inflation, free will, merit, meritorious conduct, self-appraisal, self-esteem, self-respect, self-worthDr. Simon

Properly balanced self-esteem and reinforcement for the conscientious exercise of one’s will are of paramount importance to the process of healthy character development.

Merit, Virtue, and Character

July 12, 2012Personality and Character, Responsibilitycharacter, ego inflation, merit, self-esteem, self-respect, virtueDr. Simon

Being recognized and reinforced for engaging in meritorious action is crucial to a person’s healthy character development.

Dr. George Simon’sCharacter Matters

A Resource for Understanding and Dealing with Narcissists, Manipulators, and other Problem Characters