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Title: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on May 30, 2009, 12:36:26 PM

Hi everybody,

I missed this study from 4 years ago--but it is very interesting: 

Self-absorbed handle trauma best
By Marianne Szegedy-Maszak

http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/050623/23balance.htm?s_cid=related-links:TOP

There is much to be said for vulnerability and people with vulnerability...

Best,

Richard

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: teartracks on May 30, 2009, 01:57:35 PM

Hi Dr. G.,

Interesting article.  

It makes me remember reading the Preface online to a book by Bandura titled, Self-Efficacy.  Reading the Preface made me want to read the book, but when I saw the price of the book (about $90), it caused me to think it was written by a scholar for scholars and expensive to boot!  Are you familiar with it?  Would you recommend it V members? 

Kindest regards to you and yours.

tt

 

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: mudpuppy on May 30, 2009, 08:51:14 PM

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Self-absorbed handle trauma best

Yeah, they cause it best too.

mud

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: teartracks on May 30, 2009, 11:06:06 PM

Working the crowd again, are ye Mud?

tt

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: mudpuppy on June 01, 2009, 10:24:23 AM

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Working the crowd again, are ye Mud?

I got a million of 'em. :P

mud

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: teartracks on June 01, 2009, 03:37:15 PM

 
 :lol: 

Jay Leno, eat your heart out!

tt

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: sKePTiKal on June 02, 2009, 10:22:38 AM

Thanks for posting these kinds of articles and studies, Dr. G.

I usually learn something from each article and it helps to read someone's elses' conclusion or ideas... sometimes I gain a bit of validation for what I think/feel and still consider theories. And sometimes I get thrown for a loop by something I'd missed entirely... which eventually leads to another "discovery" that's so, so helpful!

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on June 02, 2009, 01:19:30 PM

teartracks,

Self-Efficacy---The Exercise of Control by Stanford professor emeritus, Albert Bandura, is an excellent book, summarizing much of the research on control.  Bandura is a giant in the field.  And yes, it is primarily for academics.   I bought it and read it when it first came out.  But I sure didn’t pay $75-90 for it!  (At that point it was being printed by W.H. Freeman).  Buying used doesn’t appear to be much cheaper.  Can you request it via your public library network?


PhoenixRising,

Thanks.  I plan on posting  studies as they come along (the Board will be a little different in this respect).   I'm glad you find them interesting!



Best,

Richard

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: teartracks on June 02, 2009, 05:45:44 PM

Dr. G.,

Great.  I'll try to find it at the library. 

tt

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: Anastasia on June 06, 2009, 06:35:56 PM

I wonder what happens after a traumatic event to those with healthy narcissim?

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: sunblue on June 06, 2009, 10:31:28 PM

Hmmmm...interesting study.  I think, though, it depends on whether the narcissist is the direct recipient of the trauma.  I've found that when the N is the direct recipient of the trauma (job loss, divorce, "perceived betrayal or slight"), they they do NOT cope or recover well at all.  However, it's a trauma such as 9/11 in which they themselves were not very affected, they do recover quickly, at least perceptibly.  As usual, when it comes to trauma and resiliency, it's all about them.  My experience with Ns is that there is no trauma on earth as bad as the ones, real or perceived, which affects them directly.  However, the exact same trauma can appear to a loved one, and they wouldn't even acknowledge it.

Title: Re: Self-absorbed handle trauma best
Post by: Dr. Richard Grossman on June 06, 2009, 10:52:13 PM

Important distinction, Sunblue!

Best,

Richard