Tag Archives: responsibility avoidance

Covert Self-Monitoring and Reinforcement

May 5, 2020Abuse, conscience, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Intimacy, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Therapyabuse, character, covert self-monitoring, covert self-reinforcement, integrity, manipulation tactics, minimization, responsibility avoidanceDr. Simon

Our high capacity to learn distinguishes us humans. And even some character-impaired individuals can choose to grow. But no new learning takes deep root without reinforcement.

The Mechanics of Genuine CBT

April 17, 2015conscience, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Therapycognitive-behavioral therapy, manipulation tactics, reinforcement, responsibility avoidance, thinking errorsDr. Simon

For change to be properly promoted and reinforced, problem behaviors must be reckoned with at the very moment they occur. Toward that end, over the years I developed worksheets that both individuals with character impairments and their relationship partners have used to confront and correct dysfunctional behaviors, thinking patterns, and attitudes.

Understanding Manipulation Tactics – Part 1

September 13, 2012Manipulation, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Responsibilityanxiety, character, impression management, manipulation, manipulation tactics, manipulators, power tactics, responsibility, responsibility avoidanceDr. Simon

Many of the things we were taught to view as defensive behaviors are more rightfully viewed as habitual responsibility-avoidance behaviors and tactics of impression management, manipulation, and control.

Minimizing – Manipulation Tactic 5

October 2, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Neurotics, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsavoid responsibility, blaming, catastrophizing, character disorder, disordered character, disordered characters, disturbed character, disturbed characters, externalizing, impression management, impression managment, lying, manipulate, manipulation, manipulation tactic, manipulation tactics, manipulator, manipulators, minimizing, Personality and Character Disorders, responsibility avoidance, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Disordered characters use the tactic of minimizing to manage the impression others have of them. It’s a way to manipulate others into thinking they’re not so bad despite the horrible things they’ve done.

Externalizing – Manipulation Tactic 3

September 22, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsblaming others, character disorder, disturbed character, externalizing, impression management, justify, manipulate, manipulator, manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, projecting, responsibility avoidance, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Disordered characters are forever blaming their misbehavior on someone or something else, and skilled manipulators can make you think that somehow it’s your fault that they did whatever they did to hurt you.

Dr. George Simon

Author, Public Speaker, Consultant, Character Development Coach, Composer

Tag Archives: responsibility avoidance

Understanding Manipulation Tactics – Part 1

Minimizing – Manipulation Tactic 5

Externalizing – Manipulation Tactic 3