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Political emergency
Published in Alan Bleakley, Medical Education, Politics and Social Justice, 2020
A cousin to the authoritarian personality is the narcissistic personality, oblivious to the concerns of others resulting in objectification, self-aggrandizing and never admitting to fault or error. Psychoanalysts typically see this presentation, once the distinguishing mark of surgical culture, as a pathologized product of lack of extensive and intensive play as children, where the person was never able to practice a range of social interactions that challenged self-centredness. Productive play sets the stage for learning democratic habits. As adults, narcissistic types always have second chances at learning how to socialize adequately through “adult play” (or better – “work” as aesthetically fulfilling) as the humanities and arts, where fantasy is not just allowed but encouraged, and where objectification is discouraged (Nussbaum 2010). This, again, is a primary role for the medical humanities in medical education.
Social Psychology
Published in Mohamed Ahmed Abd El-Hay, Understanding Psychology for Medicine and Nursing, 2019
The authoritarian personality is marked by rigidity, inhibition, prejudice, and oversimplification (black-and-white thinking). Authoritarianism is composed of three elements: (1) acceptance of conventional or traditional values; (2) willingness to unquestioningly follow the orders of authority figures; and (3) inclination to act aggressively toward individuals or groups identified by these authority figures as threatening the values held by one’s in-group (Altemeyer, 2004; Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 2005).
Psychology and Human Development EMIs
Published in Michael Reilly, Bangaru Raju, Extended Matching Items for the MRCPsych Part 1, 2018
Authoritarian personality.Contact hypothesis.Egoistic deprivation.Ethnocentrism.Fraternalistic deprivation.Frustration-aggression hypothesis.Realistic conflict theory.Social identity theory.System theory.
How Religiosity Shapes Rejection of Homosexuality Across the Globe
Published in Journal of Homosexuality, 2019
Dirk-Jan Janssen, Peer Scheepers
People with an authoritarian personality are more likely to have more respect for authority and show more aggression toward outgroups when the authorities allow this in society. They also exhibit support for traditional values when these traditional values are proclaimed by the authority. Outsiders are judged on the basis of traditional moral values (Adorno et al., 1969, pp. 222–279). Classical studies have shown that authoritarianism drives attitudes toward ethnic minorities (Altemeyer, 1998; Newcomb, 1961; Scheepers et al., 1990). Moreover, some studies already looked at the relationships of authoritarianism with attitudes toward other outgroups (Altemeyer, 1998; Whitley, 1999). Based on classical insights, the expectation is that people with an authoritarian personality make a distinction between an ingroup and outgroups and tend to reject the latter. Gays and lesbians can be seen as an outgroup, because the majority has a heterosexual orientation. So the hypothesis is: The stronger individuals have an authoritarian personality, the more strongly they reject homosexuality.