PSYC 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Physical Attractiveness
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Chapter 13: the chocolate cake trap relationship troubles. The narcissism epidemic by jean twenge and keith campbell. Relationships with narcissists: can be very good in the beginning, but then often turn very bad. Many relationships with narcissists feature a big start and a disastrous finish. Relationships with narcissists can become particularly bad if you get too committed to them, too attached, or give them too much power. Narcissists are both exciting relationship partners and awful ones. Their relationships are all about feeding the ego. Narcissists" relationship partners primarily serve to make narcissists look and feel powerful, special, admired, attractive, and important. Love, caring, commitment, loyalty, and all other things at the core of healthy relationships matter less to narcissists. Narcissists can sometimes be surprisingly honest about their lack of relationship skills. Narcissism in romantic relationships is especially easy to see because people are willing to put up with a lot from someone they love.
