‘Responsibility’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 4

The following articles are related to ‘Responsibility’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.

Playing the Victim

Last updated 16th March 2009

Most of the time, when the manipulator casts themselves as a victim, they don’t really see themselves as victimized, they just really want the other party to see them as wounded, injured, or suffering in some way in order to elicit sympathy, cloud the picture about just who is the victimizer and who is the victim, and otherwise impression-manage the real victim.

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Acting Innocent and “Playing Dumb” as Manipulation Tactics

Last updated 10th March 2009

Feigning ignorance is an effective tactic that manipulates the person confronting the behavior into having doubts about the legitimacy of the issue they’re trying to bring to the other person’s attention.

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Taking it Personally — And Personal Responsibility

Last updated 10th March 2009

To have a sense of how we appear to others can be helpful information. And “not taking it personally” can actually contribute to our taking “personal responsibility”.

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Evasion and Diversion as Manipulation Tactics

Last updated 5th March 2009

Side-stepping and misleading: rather than being accountable and responsible, what the issue-dodger and subject-changer really wants is to advance their own agenda at the expense of yours, while simultaneously managing your impression of them.

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Playing the Blame Game as a Manipulation Tactic

Last updated 27th February 2009

By habitually blaming others for his own indiscretions, the disturbed character resists modifying his problematic attitudes and behavior patterns.

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