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In reply to the discussion: Trump does not get humiliated. [View all]speak easy
(12,450 posts)45. Do not rely on AI slop
A review of the literature tells a different story
Shame coping and psychopathy:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047235221000659
For example
Indeed, the empirical evidence linking psychopathy and the experience of shame has been mixed,
1.1. Shame and psychopathy
Negative emotions, and shame in particular, are of great relevance for theory and clinical work in forensic psychology and criminal justice, as they have been linked theoretically and empirically with aggression and antisociality, including recidivism (Baumeister and Lobbestael, 2011; DeLisi and Vaughn, 2014; Garofalo and Velotti, 2017; Tangney et al., 2011a; Tangney et al., 2011b; Tangney et al., 2014). Shame is defined as a self-conscious emotion arising from an individual's perception that something indecorous, dishonorable, and essentially wrong characterizes the self (e.g., I am a bad person; see Tangney et al., 2007). From a developmental perspective, shame proneness has been connected with the early experience of abuse and neglect (Schimmenti, 2012), which in turn have been linked to psychopathic traits (Blonigen et al., 2012; Craparo et al., 2013; Dargis et al., 2015). In contrast to the long-standing belief that psychopathic individuals are devoid of emotions, accumulating empirical evidence suggests that psychopathic traits are in fact related with increased levels of some negative emotions (most notably, anger and contempt) as well as with reduced experience of positive emotions, such as happiness (Garofalo et al., 2019; Hoppenbrouwers et al., 2016; Kosson et al., 2016; Spantidaki Kyriazi et al., 2021).
With regard to shame, early accounts posited that psychopathy is characterized by attenuated experience of shame (Cleckley, 1941; McCord and McCord, 1964; Meloy, 1988; Millon, 1981). Cleckley (1941), for example, wrote that Whether judged in the light of his conduct, of his attitude, or of material elicited in psychiatric examination, he shows almost no sense of shame (p. 389). This assumption rested on indirect or anecdotal evidence, that is, on the basis of the callous, manipulative, and aggressive behavior that would be difficult to reconcile with the experience of shame. Yet, the previously cited literature that has accumulated linking shame and externalizing behavior broadly construed challenges this traditional view. While it is plausible that psychopathic individuals do not experience shame in response to their criminal or otherwise antisocial behavior (e.g., Mossière et al., 2020), extending this to assume that psychopathic individuals do not experience shame at all may not be warranted. Indeed, the empirical evidence linking psychopathy and the experience of shame has been mixed, with more consistent, positive associations between the behavioral (lifestyle and antisocial) traits of psychopathy and shame, and less consistent associations in different directions between the interpersonal and affective traits of psychopathy and shame (Lanciano and Curci, 2019; Lyons, 2015; Morrison and Gilbert, 2001; Spice et al., 2015).
Negative emotions, and shame in particular, are of great relevance for theory and clinical work in forensic psychology and criminal justice, as they have been linked theoretically and empirically with aggression and antisociality, including recidivism (Baumeister and Lobbestael, 2011; DeLisi and Vaughn, 2014; Garofalo and Velotti, 2017; Tangney et al., 2011a; Tangney et al., 2011b; Tangney et al., 2014). Shame is defined as a self-conscious emotion arising from an individual's perception that something indecorous, dishonorable, and essentially wrong characterizes the self (e.g., I am a bad person; see Tangney et al., 2007). From a developmental perspective, shame proneness has been connected with the early experience of abuse and neglect (Schimmenti, 2012), which in turn have been linked to psychopathic traits (Blonigen et al., 2012; Craparo et al., 2013; Dargis et al., 2015). In contrast to the long-standing belief that psychopathic individuals are devoid of emotions, accumulating empirical evidence suggests that psychopathic traits are in fact related with increased levels of some negative emotions (most notably, anger and contempt) as well as with reduced experience of positive emotions, such as happiness (Garofalo et al., 2019; Hoppenbrouwers et al., 2016; Kosson et al., 2016; Spantidaki Kyriazi et al., 2021).
With regard to shame, early accounts posited that psychopathy is characterized by attenuated experience of shame (Cleckley, 1941; McCord and McCord, 1964; Meloy, 1988; Millon, 1981). Cleckley (1941), for example, wrote that Whether judged in the light of his conduct, of his attitude, or of material elicited in psychiatric examination, he shows almost no sense of shame (p. 389). This assumption rested on indirect or anecdotal evidence, that is, on the basis of the callous, manipulative, and aggressive behavior that would be difficult to reconcile with the experience of shame. Yet, the previously cited literature that has accumulated linking shame and externalizing behavior broadly construed challenges this traditional view. While it is plausible that psychopathic individuals do not experience shame in response to their criminal or otherwise antisocial behavior (e.g., Mossière et al., 2020), extending this to assume that psychopathic individuals do not experience shame at all may not be warranted. Indeed, the empirical evidence linking psychopathy and the experience of shame has been mixed, with more consistent, positive associations between the behavioral (lifestyle and antisocial) traits of psychopathy and shame, and less consistent associations in different directions between the interpersonal and affective traits of psychopathy and shame (Lanciano and Curci, 2019; Lyons, 2015; Morrison and Gilbert, 2001; Spice et al., 2015).
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Yip, am clickbaited to no end, from otherwise solid podcasters, about how "disastrous,"
UTUSN
Sunday
#3
Makes you wonder if there is a kickback. Many have no summary or just list guests. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sunday
#11
I see. Yes, we see his public humiliation, but that doesn't mean HE feels it. One can be humiliated without
ancianita
Sunday
#18
He felt humiliated at the White House correspondence dinner where Obama roasted him.
iemanja
Sunday
#25
A trait he shares with almost all of his Cabinet of Curiosities, and the Dunning-Kruger Caucus in the House. nt
eppur_se_muova
20 hrs ago
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