A "punisher" is defined as an event that follows a given response and reduces the future rate of that behavior. For example, if a child has their video game taken away for not completing their ...

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a relatively rare personality disorder, but it's entered the cultural zeitgeist as a catch-all term for self-absorbed, manipulative behavior. So, it's no ...

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Responding in those ways can, unfortunately, be easier said than done. Narcissistic tactics may cause you to question ...

With a background in helping abuse victims, Dr Kerry McAvoy has revealed the seven major red flags that you might be missing that could hint someone has narcissist traits. These include the act of ...

Many narcissistic behaviors — like guilt-tripping, emotional manipulation, or blame-shifting — are subtle and unsuspecting, even in incredibly intimate and close relationships like a marriage. For ...

My daughter pushes me away. Why is her mother teaching her to hate me?? Source: (c) airdone/fotosearch I recently received an email from a reader of my blog posts on parental alienation listing ...

Narcissists can make life extremely exhausting and difficult. They are literally like vampires. If you're dealing with one, ...

Dear Amy: I am writing to you because I have hit a stalemate with my relationship with my mother. We were always politely distant, but now that my father has died, the distance between my mother and ...