Comments on: Sam Vaknin’s Self Love http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/ Let joy be unconfined. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons, and necking in the parlor. Wed, 23 May 2012 05:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ben http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176183 Ben Sun, 10 May 2009 14:24:05 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176183 That's mostly because he remains an unknown figure, much to his considerable dismay (for which refer to the introduction of this article). That’s mostly because he remains an unknown figure, much to his considerable dismay (for which refer to the introduction of this article).

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176182 Primo Sun, 10 May 2009 13:54:30 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176182 Well, I have yet to view and read some more blogs blasting Sam Vaknin. Long live Pacific Western University! Well, I have yet to view and read some more blogs blasting Sam Vaknin. Long live Pacific Western University!

]]> By: Zed http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176021 Zed Wed, 06 May 2009 22:44:46 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176021 You are really just lonely, and desperate for someone to talk at, aren't you? You are really just lonely, and desperate for someone to talk at, aren’t you?

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176019 Primo Wed, 06 May 2009 22:23:55 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176019 By the by, I to believe that wikkpedia is reckless and often times very biased in the information it provides. sometimes they get it right, other times they really, really miss the bullseye, in fact the whole archery ring! By the by, I to believe that wikkpedia is reckless and often times very biased in the information it provides. sometimes they get it right, other times they really, really miss the bullseye, in fact the whole archery ring!

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176018 Primo Wed, 06 May 2009 22:19:54 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176018 Zed, please indulge my curiosity. Are you and your fellow bloggers a united front in the character assassination of this man Sam Vaknin. If so, why? Do you have a genuine interest in psychology and personality disorders, or are you merely interested in trying to prove what a worthless fraud the good Dr. is? Zed, please indulge my curiosity. Are you and your fellow bloggers a united front in the character assassination of this man Sam Vaknin. If so, why? Do you have a genuine interest in psychology and personality disorders, or are you merely interested in trying to prove what a worthless fraud the good Dr. is?

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176016 Primo Wed, 06 May 2009 22:14:33 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176016 Also, ASPD is more prevalent in males than females. The ratio is approximately three to one. Also, ASPD is more prevalent in males than females. The ratio is approximately three to one.

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176014 Primo Wed, 06 May 2009 21:20:27 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176014 I am not adverse to a person receiving an MRI. I don't feel it would be necessary for a clinical psychologist or board certified psychiatrist to use one in order to make a clinical diagnosis that a client may be a sociopath. Lack of a strong maternal attachment, paternal deprivation and extreme poverty can all be triggers that form the etiology of this personality disorder. In boys it manifests at about the age of 4-5. In females at the onset of puberty. In young adults below the age of 18, it would be defined as "conduct disorder". Once the person is of age this personality disorder is assigned to being antisocial personality disorder. With females the disorder is usually manifested by skipping school, smoking cigarettes and frequent adolescent sexual experimentation. In boys, it takes a more dramatic and deadly turn. Young males who are diagnosed with this disorder have a past history of cruelty and torture to animals. Animals of higher form such as mammals and not insects or mollusks, that are killed by young boys are seen as a clear red flag that determines whether or not this child is a sociopath/psychopath. Many children have less than wonderful family upbringings, but not all become sociapathic in nature. The cruelty and tortue of an organism with a highly developed nervous system is a clear and visible barometer in determining psychopathy in the young. Dr. Hare contends that sociopaths are made, but psychopaths are born........ I am not adverse to a person receiving an MRI. I don’t feel it would be necessary for a clinical psychologist or board certified psychiatrist to use one in order to make a clinical diagnosis that a client may be a sociopath. Lack of a strong maternal attachment, paternal deprivation and extreme poverty can all be triggers that form the etiology of this personality disorder. In boys it manifests at about the age of 4-5. In females at the onset of puberty. In young adults below the age of 18, it would be defined as “conduct disorder”. Once the person is of age this personality disorder is assigned to being antisocial personality disorder. With females the disorder is usually manifested by skipping school, smoking cigarettes and frequent adolescent sexual experimentation. In boys, it takes a more dramatic and deadly turn. Young males who are diagnosed with this disorder have a past history of cruelty and torture to animals. Animals of higher form such as mammals and not insects or mollusks, that are killed by young boys are seen as a clear red flag that determines whether or not this child is a sociopath/psychopath. Many children have less than wonderful family upbringings, but not all become sociapathic in nature. The cruelty and tortue of an organism with a highly developed nervous system is a clear and visible barometer in determining psychopathy in the young. Dr. Hare contends that sociopaths are made, but psychopaths are born……..

]]> By: Zed http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176012 Zed Wed, 06 May 2009 20:57:49 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176012 Good luck with that... Good luck with that…

]]> By: Zed http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176011 Zed Wed, 06 May 2009 20:56:42 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176011 No, I just realised that you are probably so, unaccountably adverse to an MRI scan being performed on a living person because you don't actually know what an MRI scan is. Why would I need a particular *connection* or *vocation* to be able to see Sam Vaknin's product for the mischievous rubbish it is? His lack of intellectual or ethical integrity is blatantly obvious to anyone except the most vulnerable or gullable...and somehow I doubt if your problem is vulnerability. No, I just realised that you are probably so, unaccountably adverse to an MRI scan being performed on a living person because you don’t actually know what an MRI scan is.

Why would I need a particular *connection* or *vocation* to be able to see Sam Vaknin’s product for the mischievous rubbish it is?

His lack of intellectual or ethical integrity is blatantly obvious to anyone except the most vulnerable or gullable…and somehow I doubt if your problem is vulnerability.

]]> By: Primo http://heliologue.com/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176009 Primo Wed, 06 May 2009 20:44:58 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2006/07/03/sam-vaknins-self-love/#comment-176009 Zed, you should refer to the works of Dr. Hare. He is one of the most reputable sources on sociopathy /psychopathy. He wrote a brilliant book which is in my overstuffed library, and I refer to it again and again. His book "Without Conscience", is one of the best contemporary books dealing with this personality disorder. I would also refer you to a much older book "The People of the Lie", by M. Scott Peck, M.D. It was published back in the early eighties, but it has some chilling case studies within its pages. Dr. Peck is an evangelical Christian, and this is disclosed in many of his books. He makes know apologies for his beliefs and I think it helps to give a unique and fresh perspective on this very beguiling personality trait. Sociopathy I believe is an outgrowth of evil, evil that is very ancient and insidious. This would of course be an altogether different discussion, but one I feel willing to undertake. I am also a very devout Roman Catholic and have colleagues who are therapists and counselors, who are employed by the Church. They integrate the secular with the spiritual, in the hopes of providing a more grounded and holistic approach to serving the "total client". Zed, you should refer to the works of Dr. Hare. He is one of the most reputable sources on sociopathy /psychopathy. He wrote a brilliant book which is in my overstuffed library, and I refer to it again and again. His book “Without Conscience”, is one of the best contemporary books dealing with this personality disorder. I would also refer you to a much older book “The People of the Lie”, by M. Scott Peck, M.D. It was published back in the early eighties, but it has some chilling case studies within its pages. Dr. Peck is an evangelical Christian, and this is disclosed in many of his books. He makes know apologies for his beliefs and I think it helps to give a unique and fresh perspective on this very beguiling personality trait. Sociopathy I believe is an outgrowth of evil, evil that is very ancient and insidious. This would of course be an altogether different discussion, but one I feel willing to undertake. I am also a very devout Roman Catholic and have colleagues who are therapists and counselors, who are employed by the Church. They integrate the secular with the spiritual, in the hopes of providing a more grounded and holistic approach to serving the “total client”.

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