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WAPLT? Dejected, Forlorn, Melancholic: The DFM Spectrum
People on the DFM spectrum typically experience chronic feelings of sadness and depression that persist even when things are going well. According to the Darwinian evolutionary model, these individuals are oriented to the pain polarity and tend to behave in a passive, giving-up manner. As with the others, the spectrum has three levels, with varying… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Apathetic, Asocial, Schizoid: The AAS Spectrum
The relevance of variance in the capacity for pain and pleasure to personality includes several possibilities. The AAS spectrum is a classification that includes individuals with deficiencies in both pain and pleasure polarity objectives, meaning they lack the ability to experience events as painful or pleasurable. Two variants of the socially detached pattern are the… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Assertive, Denigrating, Sadistic: The ADS Spectrum
In contrast with the AAM spectrum, this variant of pleasure-pain reversal is paradoxical and discordant, as it views pain (such as stress, fear, and cruelty) as the preferred way of actively relating to others, rather than pleasure. The intrapsychically conflicted personality spectra include the RCC compulsive, DRN negativistic, ADS sadistic, and AAM masochistic personalities. These… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Abused, Aggrieved, Masochistic: The AAM Spectrum
This post explores the abused, aggrieved, and masochistic (AAM) personality spectrum, characterized by a reversal of the pleasure-pain polarity that leads to a preference for pain in intimate relationships. Self-defeating behaviors are pervasive and can be observed across different areas of life such as school, work, and social relationships. Self-defeating individuals tend to avoid or… Continue reading
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WAPLT?: Discontented, Resentful, Negativistic: The DRN Spectrum
The evolutionary theory identifies a group of individuals who are referred to as ambivalent. These individuals are inclined towards both their self-interests and those of others, but often experience a significant conflict between the two. In the DSM, they were initially classified as having a passive-aggressive personality, characterized by a pattern of vacillating between prioritizing… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Reliable, Constricted, Compulsive: The RCC Spectrum
In developed nations, people who demonstrate a mild variant of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder are more common than any other personality style. Unlike those with the disordered state, these individuals lead a well-disciplined and organized lifestyle that enables them to function efficiently and successfully in most of their endeavors. If things go wrong, they feel discomfort,… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Aggrandizing, Devious, Antisocial: The ADA Spectrum
According to the Bioevolutionary theory, individuals with an active-independent orientation share similarities with the antisocial personality disorder outlined in the DSM-5, now referred to as the antisocial/psychopathic type. This series refers to this group as the broad and diverse ADA spectrum. These personalities act in ways that preemptively resist their expectation of being treated poorly… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Confident, Egotistic, Narcissistic: The CEN Spectrum
Narcissistic individuals are one of two “independent” personality patterns on the Evolutionary Model. They exhibit a primary reliance on self rather than others and have learned that maximum pleasure and minimum pain are achieved by diminishing the significance of others and turning passively to the high status they assign to themselves. Although equally imbalanced as… Continue reading
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WAPLT? Deferential, Attached, Dependent: The DAD Spectrum
The DAD dependent spectrum and the SPH histrionic spectrum personalities stand out from other personality patterns due to their strong need for social approval and affection. They tend to prioritize the desires of others and adapt their behavior accordingly. These personalities have their “centers of gravity” in others, rather than in themselves. They constantly seek… Continue reading
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