Taking it Personally — And Personal Responsibility
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”.
‘Responsibility’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 5
The following articles are related to ‘Responsibility’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Evasion and Diversion as Manipulation Tactics
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.
Playing the Blame Game as a Manipulation Tactic
By habitually blaming others for his own indiscretions, the disturbed character resists modifying his problematic attitudes and behavior patterns.
Different Jobs, Equal Responsibility
Is it a problem for the caring professions that responsibility is inseparable from knowledge?
Understanding Rationalization: Making Excuses as an Effective Manipulation Tactic
Effective manipulation tactics simultaneously put others on the defensive while also obscuring or denying the malevolent intent of the person using them. Such tactics are particularly effective on neurotic individuals — especially those who always want to think the best of people and who strive hard to understand what would make a person behave in a problematic way.
