Narcissism Is there such thing as having an excessive love for ourselves? There sure is. The Narcissistic Personality Disorder is perceived by a person who has an excessive love and admiration for himself who requires to be admired by everyone without taking in consideration the harm he may impose to others. This disorder is more commonly found in men than women and it is usually caused by “a compensatory defense against painful wounds and inferiority feelings” experienced at an early age (Stephen A. Diamond 2014). People who experience this disorder may portray a feeling of being superior and more important than others. Ironically these individuals usually envy and feel inferior to others. Furthermore, individuals who have a current …show more content…
During childhood Hitler experienced an abusive relationship from his father leading him to develop many feelings of inferiority. Hitler’s childhood was one that did not provide any freedom. The only thing that Hitler could have control over was his own feelings from which he “refused to give his father the satisfaction of crying, even after 32 lashes” (Stephen A. Diamond 2014). Narcissistic personality disorder is usually developed when an individual is trying to compensate for experiences they had at an earlier age. As he grew up he was seeking the empowerment at any cost without caring for the harm they may cause to anyone else. Hitler chased this power by getting involved in politics. With all the anger and hatred, he had towards his father because of his childhood his search for superiority was filled with an aggressive personality. To be able to help a person with this personality disorder a group of health care must work together around the affected one to provide a good environment to start a person’s personality change. Unfortunately, the treatment can only be accomplished if the client understands and accepts that he has a problem. This is often difficult because …show more content…
Hitler was not a person who was known to show understanding of anyone’s feelings. His action and behaviors showed a personality of zero tolerance regarding criticism towards his persona. His time of ruling was based on generating fear and intimidation and showing no signs of weakness. Ironically his disturbed childhood led him to show abundant dedication and persistence to obtain power. Unfortunately, his greatness was fueled with aggression and resentment which is an obvious consequence of his destructive command in history. The question we will never be able to answer is “what would of Adolf Hitler done if someone with knowledge of his disorder would have been able to help
To (attempt to) understand the actions taken by Hitler, one must first try and understand his unrelenting hatred of the Jews. There are many stories as to how this came to be, some proving more truthful and likely than others. The first claim, presented by Rudolph Binion in his book Hitler Among the Germans, is that Hitler's hate developed with the death of his mother. His mother Klara was diagnosed with a very advanced form of breast cancer by Jewish doctor named Edward Bloch. Hitler consulted the doctor and it was determined that the best form of treatment would be to apply "iodoform directly onto the ulcerations caused by the cancer." The treatment was very painful and performed in the kitchen of the family's home. The malignant cancer had spread to far, and by December of 1907, Klara had died. When Hitler went to see Dr. Bloch, he handed Hitler a bill that amounted to 10% percent of Klara's estate. According to Binion, this incident cemented in Hitler's subconscious a stereotype [probably of greed or of having no compassion or soul] associated with Jews. Binion also related this incid...
From 1933-1945 Adolf Hitler rose to the peak of his political power, by creating a stronghold over the German people. The use of oratory skills, in conjunction with his knowledge and use of propaganda and his suppression of details of the Holocaust, created a vibe of “electric excitement” for Germany. (Fritzsche, 1998) His targeting of the German minority and his radical push for anti-Semitism allowed Hitler to corrupt a weak and innocent nation. Manipulative leadership was a dominant force in the birth of his extremist beliefs and propagation, though this was assisted by the responsiveness of the negligent-minded German population to his plans. With Germany having an increasing need for a strong-willed political leader and with Hitler’s determined attitude and a seeming passion to the nation made him the best candidate for this role. This would mean that Hitler’s skills and manipulation strategies were not entirely responsible for his rise to power; the contributing factor of the plasticity of the German population is evident as well.
On April 20, 1889, Adolph Hitler was born to Alois and Klara Hitler in the city of Braunau on the border between Austria and Germany. By looking at Hitler’s early years, one is able to understand the events and conditions in his foundational years that developed both his personality and character. "His family epitomized the middle class in terms of income, assets, expenditures and standard of living."1 From the beginning Hitler’s parents feared that he would not survive his childhood because he was constantly sick. His mother gave him lots of love, to the extent of overprotection and indulgence. Hitler learned to take advantage of Klara’s concern for him. His father, on the other hand, took more of a distant role while Hitler was growin...
Adolf Hitler had a bad childhood that made him a bad man in his adult years. Hitler’s grandfather was jewish. He was a troubled child ever since he was 7. He had a bad childhood his grandpa used to beat him when he didn’t listen. That made him a bad man when he was older. He killed millions of jews and other people. He didn’t have a good family in his life growing up.He didn’t really have a mom she would rather spend time with men instead of her own son. Altho he was a bad man that killed millions and sent people to death camps. It wasn’t his fault he became an afol man. It was because of his childhood that started the camps the slaughter of jews and blacks and gays.
The contrast between Hitler’s savage effectiveness, drive and ambition later in his life and this period of drift and passive homelessness has been difficult, biographically, to assimilate. Langer interprets the distinction as a qualitative difference in personality brought about by the psychiatric illness a biological depression. Thus for three or four months between 1909 and 1910 Hitler became a different man, subjectively depressed and hopeless and biologically with altered brain chemistry that materially altered his personality and characteristic way of reacting to his environment. Within this hypothesis – his depression may have been triggered by the combination of the death of his mother and his twice being rejected by the Viennese Academy of Art combined with the narcissistic wound of being penniless in a city with a prominent and affluent middle class with whom he identified but was excluded from, following the drying up of his allowances.
Hitler represented the evil side of any human beings in the world, and he had done many brutal actions towards people. Adolf Hitler was a little-known political leader whose early life had been marked by disappointment. He formed the Nazis party, where they shared the belief that Germany are required to overturn the Treaty of Versailles. During the Depression, many Germans turned to Hitler for security and firm leadership, ”With terrible economic conditions and rapid inflation, support for Hitler's party grew. By 1923, the Nazi's had 56,000 members and many more supporters” (Adolf Hitler Biography). Soon, President Hindenburg announced Hitler the chancellor and he came to power legally. With majority control, Hitler demanded absolute power and turned Germany into a totalitarian state. Hitler waited for the right time to step out and control the people, ”[Hitler] had a charismatic talent that he used for evil to accomplish something beneficial to him” (Maria Langstaff). With such power, Hitler abused it and o...
Centuries later and the name Adolf Hitler still rings volumes till this present day: discussed in history books, talked about amongst intellects and commoners alike, and despised by many for years to come. Upon hearing his name many may think of all the negative things Hitler has done, but few fail to analyze just how one man created such controversy amongst a nation without being stopped. The question then lies how does a man reign over country and devastate it for years to come? Adolf Hitler, a man who excelled in persuasion and charisma was able to reign over Germany for years. Born in Austria April 20th 1889, Hitler grew up with many hardships in his life.
By promising the people a strong nation free of the economic depression, people rallied behind him in democratic elections (Document D). He used these lies to gain power, but also gave the people hope of a bright future as he used democracy and the interests of many people to gain their trust. He instilled fear on them on a physiological level, wielding so much power, Hitler gave off a certain charisma. It was described as more of a feeling rather than a thought, impacting the individual on a spiritual level. Konrad Heiden, an eye witness of Adolf Hitler’s ascension described Hitler's speeches which gave voice to “speechless terrors of the modern mass”(The Dark Charisma of Adolf HItler pg.15). He was an intimidating man that needed this “fatal attraction” he gave to the people of Germany in order to stay in power. Though he seemed like Germany’s smooth talking, intelligent messiah, he didn’t win many of the people's trust due to his hatred for Jews. This very fatal attraction led to the holocaust and the expansion that caused countries to take up arms against the delusional Chancellor of Germany, therefore causing the second world
An unfortunate development in the past few years is the social construct that the future generation is steadily becoming more selfish and vain. Likely originating from the countless “selfies,” or pictures of oneself, being taken by teenagers and young adults, adults of the last generation seem to be under the impression that the Millennials in line to take power will have more priorities meant to benefit the individual rather than the population as a whole. Thankfully, they are mistaken. Still, though, it is a problem that the line between self-confidence and narcissism has become so thin that we can no longer be one without the other. General impressions of the words have been passed down through the years, and unfortunately both have become so watered down that they seem basically the same. So what is the difference between confidence and narcissism?
...one significant address open to question. Why would Hitler do such ghastly things, and how could his psyche uncovered doing these. Well Hitler as a young person had an exceptionally rough life. He was beaten as a youngster by his father. A great deal of his kin kicked the bucket. He was dropped out of school on the grounds that he missed so much school and got behind. To top everything of he battled his heart out in war, soon after he couldn't battle any longer, he heard that Germany surrendered. He was a very discouraged man. So one ought to acknowledge what happen in his life before they attempt and make sense of anything that happen. It is not a reason for his repulsive movements, yet may clarify why he did what he did. This horrible disaster has numerous things numerous individuals don't comprehend, for them to comprehend they have to research the Holocaust.
A Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental disorder in which people elaborate sense of their own importance ("Narcissistic Personality Disorder"). They have a deep need for admiration and have a lack of empathy for others. They also believe they are superior to others and have little feelings but are really
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental disorder classified in the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as one of the major personality disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, as defined by the DSM-V, is the “pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy” that typically begins by early adulthood (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Those individuals who suffer with narcissistic personality disorder often have an inflated sense of self-importance while also displaying other characteristics. Individuals who exhibit five or more of the following traits are often diagnosed with the personality disorder: “(a) a grandiose sense of self-importance; (b) preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love; (c) beliefs of being special and unique; (d) requirements of excessive admiration; (e) a sense of entitlement; (f) interpersonal exploitativeness; (g) lack of empathy; (h) envy of others; and (i) arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes” (Skodel, Bender, & Morey, 2013). Those who display these traits often display them in socially stressful ways that affect their relationships with others and interferes with their professional and personal lives.
...med that violence was the cure to all his problems because he had experienced positive feedback when violence was presented as a behavior to gain his success. Another situation that explains Hitler’s actions is the following: he wanted to be part of the Austrian army, but was denied because he failed his medical exam; thence, he got accepted into the Germany army and was wounded several times. While he was recovering Germany surrendered; as a consequence, once again his positive actions were insignificant. Adolf Hitler was evil and malicious, but according to the social learning theory his behavior was a result of his attention, retention, reproduction and motivation. Hitler was tentative when his father was beating him so he retained that violence was the key to success, and then as a result he replicated those actions because he had more than enough motivation.
Recent research has uncovered that the Millennial Generation are more Narcissistic than previous generations (Orr et al., 2009). Narcissistic Personality Disorder is “identified by the presence of grandiose self-importance...” (Bender, 2012). Narcissists tend to see themselves as being intelligent, powerful, physically attractive, special and unique, and they expect special treatment from others while believing they owe nothing in return (McKinney, Kelly & Duran, 2012; Orr et al., 2009). Alongside this increase of Narcissistic behaviour, there has also been an increase in usage of social networking sites (SNSs) (Orr et al., 2009). SNSs such as Facebook and Twitter have been growing at an exponential rate, particularly Facebook, which is currently
Narcissistic personality disorder is condition where an affected person has a superiority complex, or elevated feeling of self worth. These people do not experience much empathy for others, and often suffer problems in social situations such as work, or relationships. In contrast to the grandiosity they may present, under the surface these individuals have very a fragile self confidence and are easily hurt by criticism.