HI, I'M MICHAL PERETZ
- name pronounced: "mee-cal - purr-etz"
- pronouns: she/her
- positionality: cis-gendered, California born & raised, survivor, narcissistic abuse recovery advocate, social justice advocate, intimate partner violence (IPV) and family violence (FV) recovery advocate, creative, life-long learner of culture and systems theory, nature lover
- Social Work student
- U.S. Army Veteran, Signal & Medical Corps (AMEDD)
- new blogger
LATEST BLOG POST
Why are some narcissists unmotivated?
Although some people with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) can and do have successful careers, some may not have ambition in their life goals or have any desire to better themselves. Without having emotional (affective) empathy (other than for themselves), or the ability to have self-awareness to improve, they often lack the capacity to develop deep, meaningful relationships or grow. But what happens when someone, like a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), doesn’t seem to fit into the typical understanding of motivation? Through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), we can use this framework to understand using evidence-based research why people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) lack ambition and spend their lives not improving their situation. ...cont’d insights on self-determination theory.
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