Sentences with phrase «inflated sense of»

The agent had a strong sense of his perceived inflated sense of self - esteem.

One who is not envious, boastful or arrogant: Someone who does not resent an advantage enjoyed by another, with an envy to possess the same advantage; who does not brag that they are better than others and does not present an inflated sense of their personal status or accomplishments.

Researchers studying narcissism and relationship commitments cite previous research that people with an inflated sense of self - worth are more argumentative, hostile, selfishness, and self - centered.

The results are a generation of bubblewrapped kids with anxiety disorders, an inflated sense of entitlement, or misguided efforts to find their own rites of passage into adulthood, often with catastrophic results.

Narcissists have an inflated sense of self - worth, seeing themselves as superior beings who are entitled to special treatment.

Narcissistic personality disorder... is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others.

This lack of affect is strangely combined with an inflated sense of self - worth and often a superficial charm, which tends to mask their inner apathy.

But elated mood and grandiosity — an inflated sense of superiority — are distinctive signs of bipolar disorder.

In the manic or high state, you may experience combinations of excessive happiness or expansiveness, excessive anger or irritability, a decreased need for sleep, an inflated sense of your abilities, increased talkativeness, racing thoughts or jumping from one idea to another, an increase in activity and energy level, and impulsive or reckless behavior.

These products of «programing» we received from parental figures who, themselves, struggled with their own sense of defect and want, leave us with an inflated sense of what is missing in our character and an altogether limited idea of our own personal assets.

The latest video highlights these buffoons» inflated sense of self - importance or their grifting tactics with potential clients — whichever it is, it's easy to see why they were the perfect firm for the Trump campaign.

There is no I in a process even when there is an inflated sense of ownership over it.

A sense of thinking an attorney can not help or would not be a true advocate; a sense of paranoia about the justice system; an inflated sense of one's intelligence and abilities; feelings of combativeness about the charges lodged against oneself; possibly a sense of hopelessness about the impending finding of guilt; maybe even a sense of fun about the learning experience.

It's just that lawyers» inflated sense of self can blind them from what a law society name should be doing, at its very basic level — describing what the organization is.

So you play your one trick endlessly and expect us to be impressed and are otherwise noxious, self absorbed and have an inflated sense of your own capabilities.

On top of that, I question whether or not I have an inflated sense of the good that travel can really do in this world.

I would caution even the most well - intentioned shelter personnel against developing a distorted and inflated sense of their ability to judge who is fit or unfit to have a pet.

And let's not even try to add an inflated sense of tension and drama to the story by mentioning the apparent puppy vs. kitten showdown that will unfold when Animal Planet airs its annual Puppy Bowl and Hallmark Channel debuts Kitten Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday this coming February.

While it's nice to be positive, in his book What Investors Really Want, behavioural finance expert Meir Statman says that brokers and advisers can promote such unrealistic optimism because people with an inflated sense of what they can make on the markets tend to trade more frequently.

I don't usually include the equity in my home as I think it gives too many people an inflated sense of wealth.

If you go into it with an inflated sense of what you'll accomplish, you'll obviously be disappointed in the end.

Some even sell a bunch of books, which I think confers an inflated sense of talent.

Social networking enjoys an inflated sense of importance now, because it's still new.

Amazon also has a too - inflated sense of its role in the writing - editing - publishing field.

- Publishers Weekly «How to be Safe is a blistering indictment of America's insanity: our devotion to guns, our addiction to masculinity, our obsession with muscling our way toward an exceptionalism built upon our own inflated sense of self.

The owner / manager has a very inflated sense of what his cars are worth.

In short, with every option checked, this is a scaled - down S - class — minus the heated armrests and the inflated sense of old - money royalty and possibly the perfume thing.

ECOT's inflated sense of importance and entitlement should be no surprise to anyone, given Ohio's reputation as the «Wild, Wild West» of charter authorizers.

These states had the biggest disparities between how their students performed on state tests and how students fared on NAEP, and thus were the guiltiest of giving parents an inflated sense of how well students performed in reading and math.

I won't allow all the people sucking up and asking for my time to give me an inflated sense of self.

Could you live like that and not wind up with an inflated sense of your place in the world?

The necessity comes from the fact that they become the subjects of a national manhunt, since the overzealous Paula, whose inflated sense of self - importance and personal motto («No child left behind») are a dangerous combination, assumes Hec has kidnapped Ricky.

If it weren't for him, with his bouncy hair and his inflated sense of entitlement, there would be very little to make this flick bearable, forget watchable.

Or maybe something worse: a reprise of the actor's own inflated sense of himself as faux - mo provocateur — a cynicism and smugness left over from Interior.

Online dating also has the effect of causing both parties to have an inflated sense of what the other will be like.

Ironically, if you started your dating quest in November, then you may have a wildly inflated sense of your own skills and presentation.

Someone with an inflated sense of self worth.

The old adage that doling out compliments only gives people an inflated sense of self - worth is ridiculous.

Durga came into being to defeat the demon Mahishasura, a clear stand - in for ego and an inflated sense of self.

Narcissists prey on over-givers with an inflated sense of responsibility.

It's fine to have high self - esteem, but during a manic phase people with bipolar disorder sometimes experience grandiose thoughts and an inflated sense of self - importance.

It may even help keep us from getting an inflated sense of confidence or reading too much into small victories.

Narcissism is marked by selfishness, arrogance, an inflated sense of self and extroversion.

Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Röpke and Dr. Aline Vater (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy on Campus Benjamin Franklin) were able to show that a person's inflated sense of self - importance develops in response to societal influences.

These results provided initial evidence that repeated viewing may lead people to an inflated sense of competence.

Those with obsessive - compulsive disorder tend to overestimate threats, have an inflated sense of responsibility, be perfectionists and fear intrusive thoughts because they feel out of control.

Bolstered by an inflated sense of impulse control, we overexpose ourselves to temptation and fall prey to impulsiveness.

Other Nassau and Suffolk Republican insiders can't find it in themselves to muster even that polite sort of response, and claim Flanagan — and his Tea Party group — have an inflated sense of their own importance.

The man charged with promoting Republican candidates for governor had apparently developed an inflated sense of his own job security.

• The video shows an over inflated sense of Mandelson's own worth as he says that neither Tony Blair nor Gordon Brown would have made it to No 10 without him.