Relationship Between Empathy And Narcissism

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual describes personality disorders as being a pattern of enduring behavior and internal experiences that tends to digress a significant amount from the individual’s cultural and societal standards (Sadock, Kaplan & Sadock, 2015). This personality disorder is diagnosed in the presence of grandiosity and the need to be admired and appreciated. There is a chronic lack of empathy as well as inflated self-esteem and the belief that one is entitled to the adoration of others. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is classified under Cluster B, showcasing more erratic and emotional behavior which can be seen in the film American Psycho.

Christina H. Sommers describes ethics and its misperceived conception in the education system through her article Teaching the Virtues . Morality is defined through two concepts, social and self. Social morality is based on the social values and agreements set among the people. On the contrary, private morality originates from within us and is an example of decency, honesty, honor, etc. The education system lacks to discipline students on both aspects of ethics. One of examples given was a significant number of students who cheated on their finals

The development of humans ethical abilities called virtue through training; often exposes the ethical behavior from being around families and communities. We learn how to be generous, courageous, honest, cheerful, and cooperative through virtues. These virtues come from everyday living conditions as well as from different social settings. We also learn from ethics that the learning habits we have embraced can help us excel in everyday life. “However, PharmaCARE’s virtue ethics with the Colberians were wrong because even though the executive managers own the native land, they should have treated the people with some dignity and respect,” (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012).

Narcissism occurs on a continuum, and everyone thinks narcissistically. The following are examples of some things that may be the result of narcissistic thinking, and can be either spoken or just thought. They may be generated consciously, or subconsciously. If consciously generated, the reason behind them can be found. If generated subconsciously, the reason will be illusive. Subconscious beliefs are responsible for producing the narcissitic idea, and the conscious mind agrees.

Teaching children morals and ethics today is important because it shows someone with innocence how to care, listen, and reason without prejudice. In this teaching, it becomes obvious that we, as adults, have stopped listening, caring, and even reasoning; an act that, if performed, can change the world for the better.

The question of ethical behavior is an age-old conundrum. The prevailing issue with ethics is that it is extremely difficult to measure. A person’s moral fabric is largely based on their particular personality traits, as well as, their psychological state and environmental influences. Many believe that ethics are tied to a person’s conscience, and that good morals are often facilitated by a strong religious background. Furthermore, a person’s moral development can be linked to their economic situation and cultural differences. Interestingly, even while examining the status of one’s moral code is challenging; everyone seems to have their own unique array of ethics.

We experience many ethical issues throughout our lives, sometimes on a daily basis. Some teach us how to act, while others teach us how not to act. Despite seeing them so often, many of us fail to acknowledge them. Although, sometimes we do and we retain them for the rest of our lives. One ethical issue I have experienced is the treatment and opportunities students at Cookeville High School receive, compared to those of Upperman High School.

Events such as being excessively praised or in the contrary having excessive criticism, contribute to NPD or similar disorders in the future (Jesneck, 2011). All young children go through a phase in which they are the center of their “universe,” yet these children must view themselves as part of a community in order to prevent these disorders. Another main cause is the Macrosocial cause which means that those patients had a “weak” or “nonexistent code of morals” (Frey, 2012). Some can argue that Narcissistic disorders have higher rates in European countries and the United States in which they have trends like” the weakening of churches, synagogues, and other religious or social institutions that traditionally helped children to see themselves as members of a community rather than as isolated individuals.” (Frey,

e article is called "The empathy deficit" by Keith O' Brian written in 2010. It is an article talking about the author's opinion on how empathy is declining in the new generation based off disconnections in Technology, getting exposed to news to the extent that people don't care anymore, parenting, and that the world is just becoming too competitive for people to care about nothing more than getting ahead. For an example "Students are generally less likely to describe themselves as 'soft-hearted' or have 'tender, concerned feelings for others. They are more likely, meanwhile, to admit that 'other people's misfortunes' usually don’t disturb them. O'Brian thinks something is missing in the communication with people of this generation, because of all these factors, including the experiments being conducted on these people of today, researchers conclude that they are caring less about one another.

Throughout life, our experiences, encounters, and interactions design the constructs of our being. Our families, friends, and social network of colleagues each play a vital role in the balance of our ethical mind. The personality, disposition, beliefs, and values that we embrace face trivial pursuits as we strive to be ethical and moral statures. Each occurrence whether good or bad, plays a vital role in the shaping of who we become. As ethical agents, we consciously decide what we will address, internalize, or avoid in our pursuit of happiness.

An article named “Teaching Ethics In High School: A Deweyan Challenge”. In the beginning, it stated that some undergraduates are ready to lead an ethics class. The class means to improve students to do better, especially “low income, high crime areas” students. As first glance, the teacher thought this would be an easy challenge, but quickly realized how hard it actually is. However, All classes taken in school have some form of ethics, but no class has ever focused on ethics itself. The benefits that this class had on, the students were growth, communication, etc. Debates and stories are the common assignments that can be associated with an Ethics class. Examples of debates can be war, abortion, or killing. A debate can include “why did they do that, what is right, what is wrong, etc”. The New York Times published an article called “Ethics Ethics, Read All about it”, where they addressed this exact challenge. Other sources have also shown examples of how to teach this

The consequences of not implementing ethical and moral values during the early developmental stages of our children lives can be grave. We have child who are never taught any values, therefore our prisons are full and rehabilitation is just a fancy word in the dictionary for them. They truly know not what they do because they have not been taught. We have children who have got a one-sided view of ethical values; therefore we have corporate corruption,

Per Dr. Bruce D. Watson, “Ethics is the starting point for every action we take. New ethical questions appear daily as technology and science, the political landscape, and the nature of doing business shift at ever-increasing speed” (2015, p. 1). Over the years there has been considerable discussion on ethics and what does it mean to be an ethical educator? This document will address this issue, the setting, the motivation and needs for the non-traditional student, and the key training delivery considerations.

It is important to develop a plan for re-enforcing ethics to students at the university level. But, here is my dilemma. While I fully believe the university has an obligation to further the students’ education in this arena. How does the university engage young adults and convince them that there is more to be learned? I wonder if, as a young adult , an ethical code is already set and, if it is, then how do the universities go about re-opening that door in order to pique their interest in the subject matter. I believe the task to be extremely difficult but, not impossible.

Morality has taken a backseat to success. Today’s parents preach the same line of virtues to their children as did their parents and many parents before them; be honest and work hard and good things will come to you. But today’s children are pressured to obtain their success, by their parents and society, by often violating that very moral code, skirting the shores and sometimes diving into the troubled waters of unethical behavior. Historically, most ethical traditions culminate with the thought that just living is the way to