All Behavioral Or Mood Disorders - Including

Psychopaths Know The Technical Difference Between Right And Wrong - Which Is One Of The Reasons Their Insanity Pleas In Criminal Cases So Rarely Succeed; They Just Fail To Act On That Knowledge.

Since Narcissism Is Fueled By A Greater Need To Be Admired Than To Be Liked, Psychologists Might Use That Fact As A Therapeutic Lever - Stressing To Patients That Being Known As A Narcissist Will Actually Cause Them To Lose The Respect And Social Status They Crave.

Operating-room Errors Hold A Special Terror For Patients, If Only Because They Seem Like The Most Avoidable Kind Of Complications. The Occasional Horror Stories Of Patients Who Have The Wrong Leg Removed Or The Wrong Knee Replaced Generate The Most Headlines, As Do Tales Of Patients Whose Identities Are Mixed Up Entirely.

Older Siblings Get More Total-immersion Mentoring With Their Parents Before Younger Siblings Come Along. As A Result, They Get An Iq And Linguistic Advantage Because They Are The Exclusive Focus Of Their Parents' Attention.

Confidence Quickly Curdles Into Arrogance; Smarts Turn To Smugness, Charm Turns To Smarm.