Lecture 13: Self-Esteem and Narcissism Flashcards
What are McAdams 3 layers of personality?
- Social Actor
- Motivated Agent
- Autobiographical Author
When does McAdams suggest that a person self-esteem greatly decreases?
- During the 5th and 6th years of age.
- After that, we compare ourselves to others and this affects our self-esteem
In what layer of personality does McAdams put self-esteem?
Layer 2
In what layer of personality does Kroestner put self-esteem?
Layer 1
Is self-esteem part of McAdams Personality Framework?
No
What are the effects of overtly having high self-esteem?
- Situation:
- Play word game with another participant (actor) for 20 min
- Actor would say either:
- “I am so bad, sorry”
- “I am great at this!”
- neutral statement
- Record participant’s response with teammate present
- Encourage actor, enjoy working with them
- Agree, glad to work with them
- Nothing
- Record participant’s response without teammate present
- Affirm that they weren’t good, didn’t want to work with them again
- Overrated, clues not good, didn’t want to work with them again
- Pretty good, want to work with them again
What is Judy Twing’s point of view on narcissists being able to change?
- It is really hard to make them change
- You would have to explain to them why their narcissism is not working although the audience may agree with them in front of them
Explain the example of the Wimpy Kid
- Greg is starting middle school and he is worried about how popular he is
- He compares himself to others
- He is self-conscious
What is the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale?
- Scale that allows you to know how high your self-esteem is
- Measure of implicit self-esteem
Why does McAdams do not include self-esteem?
- Outcome variable reflective of adjustment or well-being
- Outcome of the personality
- Seems to covary with E (social dominance) very strongly
What is the correlation of self-esteem and social dominance?
r = 0.80 (Spence et al. 1974)
What was Baumeister’s Critique of Self-Esteem?
- He thinks self-esteem programs fro kids backfired and created narcissistic kids
- Self-esteem is associated with aggression and bullying
- He criticises the following:
- Association with successful outcomes is incorrect:
- High self-esteem comes AFTER success, not the other way around
- Benefits of self-esteem:
- happiness
- initiative (often risky initiative)
- Association with successful outcomes is incorrect:
According to Baumeister, what should we focus on?
Self-control
What is the definition of personality disorder?
- Lasting, stable maladaptive pattern of behaviour and inner experience that markedly deviates from a person’s culture and is manifested in areas such as inappropriate emotions and cognitions, lack of impulse control, and chronic deficiencies in interpersonal functioning.
- Significant, long-term impairment in work and relationships
What are the DMS 5 criteria to evaluate narcissism?
How many criteria from the DSM 5 do you need to be eligible for to be diagnosed as a Narcissist?
5 of 9
What is another way to measure narcissism?
Survey assessment of Narcissism (NPI)
- Average score = 15
- Celebrities average score = 18
How does Justin Bieber score on Narcissism?
- 30/40
True or False
Narcissists are insecure and really have low self-esteem.
False
True or False
Some narcissism is healthy
False
Does narcissism correlate with the big 5 traits?
Yes,
Positively with E, O
Negatively with A
What is the Over-Claiming Questionnaire? (OCQ)
It is a questionnaire that asks you to score how much you know about something. Some of the items are made up. Narcissists will claim they know well everything (even the made-up elements)
What is the Sociometer Theory?
Self-esteem is an internal representation of social acceptance and rejection.
What is the Self-Determination Theory by Deci and Ryan
The healthiest functioning is reflected in not being preoccupied with self-esteem.
According to Kroestner, does Greg from the Wimpy Kid, is a narcissist?
No, healthy self-esteem
