The Narcissistic Dilemma: Exploring NPD Traits in Hamlet from a Beauvoirian Perspective

This research paper explores the intersection of existential philosophy and psychological disorders in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet,with a focus on Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD)as viewed through the existentialist lens of Simone de Beauvoir.Drawing upon Beauvoir’s existentialist framework,the study delves into the complexities of identity,agency,and societal expectations as portrayed in the characters of Gertrude and Ophelia.Through an interdisciplinary approach,the paper examines how existential crises intertwine with narcissistic behaviors,shedding light on the psychological intricacies of Shakespeare’s iconic figures.By synthesizing literary analysis with psychological insights,the study offers valuable contributions to our understanding of human psychology,societal dynamics,and the timeless themes of existential authenticity portrayed in literature.

一类Narcissistic反应过渡态的优化

我们对一类narcissistic 反应XCH_2-CH_2Y→[过渡态TS]→YCH_2—CH_2X (1)进行了研究,结果表明其过渡态能在对称性限制下由能量极小化方法较容易地给出. 采用IMSPAK分子轨道从头算程序,在IBM VM/370计算机系统上用STO—3G极小基组以平衡几何构型的能量梯度优化方法,在对称性限制下对反应(1)的几种反应体系的过渡态构型进行了优化,其结果列于表1.

Understanding Relational Dysfunction in Borderline, Narcissistic, and Antisocial Personality Disorders: Clinical Considerations, Presentation of Three Case Studies, and Implications for Therapeutic Intervention

Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders involving enduring maladaptive patterns of behaving,thinking,and feeling which profoundly affect functioning,inner experience,and relationships.This work focuses on three Cluster B personality disorders(PDs)(Borderline,Narcissistic,and Antisocial PDs),specifically illustrating how relational dysfunction manifests in each condition.People with Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)experience pervasive instability in mood,behavior,self-image,and interpersonal patterns.In relationships,they tend to alternate between extremes of over-idealization and devaluation.Intense fear of abandonment,fluctuating affect,inappropriate anger,and black/white thinking deeply influence how they navigate personal relationships,which are often unstable,chaotic,dramatic,and ultimately destructive.They have a fundamental incapacity to self-soothe the explosive emotional states they experience as they oscillate between fears of engulfment and abandonment.This leads to unpredictable,harmful,impulsive behavior and chronic feelings of insecurity,worthlessness,shame,and emptiness.Their relationships are explosive,marked by hostility/contempt for self and partner alternating with bottomless neediness.Manipulation,lying,blaming,raging,and“push-pull”patterns are common features.Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD)exhibit a long-standing pattern of grandiosity and lack of empathy.They have an exaggerated sense of self-importance,are self-absorbed,feel entitled,and tend to seek attention.Scarcely concerned with others’feelings,they can be both charming and exploitative.Oversensitive to criticism,they are prone to overt or covert rage,gaslighting and self-referential thinking.Antisocial Personality Disorder(APD)is marked by impulsive,callous,and irresponsible behavior with no regard to be manipulative,parasitic,aggressive,cold,cruel,and self-serving.In addition to analyzing relational dysfunction in each disorder,this paper presents three relational case studies(BPD-couple,NPD-parent/child,APD-various relations)and discusses treatment implications.

The Dark Reflection of Sadism within the Brilliance of the Narcissistic Persona

This double blind randomized clinical trial with 84 participants, revealed that mental patients diagnosed with narcissism, and narcissistic celebrities mirror each other’s paranoid, obsessive and histrionic symptomatology, grandiosity, manipulative charm, and inner emptiness. Elite narcissists manifested insidious sadism in the absence of depressive affect, while the narcissistic patients were differentiated by their depressive and masochistic symptomatology. Elite narcissists demonstrated advanced empathic skills, contradicting past literature. However, their empathic advantage appeared void of compassion, merely employed as a self-serving tactic to exploit, intimidate and subordinate. Both experimental narcissistic groups evidenced more prevalent psychopathology, yet, higher achievement, efficacy and ambition than their reciprocal control groups, confirming the narcissists’ finesse in concealing psychopathology under the brilliance of their pseudosuperiority. The main danger is the affinity between masochism and sadism, bonding low and high functioning narcissistic counterparts to endlessly feed from each-others’ pathology, forming dysfunctional interpersonal relationships, cults or disintegrating societies. This sadomasochistic dependency also reflects several countries’ authoritarian trends, where narcissistic constituents’ unyielding loyalty elevates idolized leaders to power, preluding the establishment of toxic tyrannical governments.

感知学生情绪的Java程序设计课堂教学改革

针对课堂中学生注意力与情绪状态存在特定关联,提出感知学生情绪的课堂教学改革思路,以Java程序设计课程中“循环语法结构的运用”课堂教学实践为例,阐述如何将经典水仙花数问题分解并运用穷举思想、组合思想和归纳思想求解,借此引出扩展问题,最终实现增强学生学习自信心、培养算法思维能力的课堂教学改革目的。