Sentences with phrase «lack of empathy for»

Some infidelity results from a cheating spouse having sociopathic characteristics and / or character pathology, which includes lack of empathy for other people and a self - centered desire to have whatever one wants, without care for those who might be hurt.

Impaired capacity to regulate empathic arousal as evidenced by lack of empathy for, or intolerance of, expressions of distress of others, or excessive responsiveness to the distress of others.

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.

Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an excessive sense of self - importance, an extreme preoccupation with themselves, and lack of empathy for others.

Their global agenda is paramount, their lack of empathy for ordinary people breathtaking.

I think that the author is exagerating Marc's lack of empathy for his patients to be humorous and to make a point of accentuating Marc's personality flaws.

Yet Spall also delicately reveals Turner's flaws; his stubbornness, his lack of empathy for his estranged family and, as he reaches the end of his life, his frustration at his own fragility.

The movie explores the lack of empathy for one another, while at the same time operates on many levels including as a suspense thriller, a character - driven piece, a musical (there's a even great dance number) and finally a story of love, grief and loss.

But few studies have looked at how political attitudes are shaped by narcissism — a personality trait characterised by a sense of superiority, self - admiration and a lack of empathy for others.

The President of the Committee for Defence of Human Rights, Mr. Malachy Ugwummadu, said preventing the campaigners from getting to the Presidential Villa was an indication of the government's lack of empathy for the families of the kidnapped girls.

Some causes are due to experiences like permissive parenting, but others involve emotional issues like a lack of empathy for others or a low self - esteem.

That kind of heartless behavior you and the majority of moms here scares me... yout lack of empathy for a life you say you used to love makes me wonder how you would act towards a person that for some reason turns out to be less important to you.

Helen — It's not about lack of empathy for people who can not eat things they wish they could; my goal when making things that fall under these labels is that they should be so good that you'd eat them regardless of dietary limitations.

The charge is and sentencing are over the top — the action itself shows a profound lack of empathy for the theology of liturgical, particularly the Eastern tradition where the assembly mystically becomes the throne room if God.

This lack of common experiences may become pernicious when it turns into a lack of empathy for those on the other side of the socioeconomic divide.

Not exact matches

In a recent essay for The New Yorker, tech writer - turned - venture capitalist Om Malik writes that Silicon Valley lacks empathy — that the innovation ecosystem is blind to the jobs it destroys, and to the concerns of those struggling for work.

You can just look out for the trifecta of symptoms that psychologists say define the personality disorder — an unrealistic sense of superiority, a sense of entitlement or belief that the person deserves special treatment, and a noticeable lack of empathy.

Psychopathy is broadly defined as a lack of empathy or feeling for others, an inability to feel guilt, and an ability to manipulate through charm.

In his letter to employees, Bezos wrote, «Even if it's rare or isolated, our tolerance for any such lack of empathy [like in the examples in the New York Times article] needs to be zero.»

Travis and team have been rightly blasted lately for their lack of empathy, sexism, and terrible business practices, and anywhere outside the micro-chasm of Silicon Valley, we would do nothing but expect these outcomes.

Anyone else sees the insensitivity and lack of empathy in assuming that because he or she loves puppies then anyone else would the same amount, or even enough to make up for all the obligation.

That flows from the underlying «retributivist» (great term) nature of modern environmental ideology, reflected in the polluter pay principal, which results in a lack of empathy or concern for the welfare of people who benefit from pollution.

But when Dad got sick, I saw and felt the response of these «good» people for what it was — cold, hard, rigid dogma utterly lacking in compassion, empathy, or any type of wisdom or truth.

Fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Muslims are two sides of the same coin; intolerant, close - minded, and lacking in empathy for anyone who doesn't believe as they do.

It is odd that a scholar so sympathetic to the history of religion should lack a characteristic absolutely essential to the proper practice of that discipline — the characteristic of empathy for what is strange and foreign and the eagerness to present it as fairly as possible before attacking it.

Gilbert did not hesitate to criticize political leaders in the Middle East — or anywhere else — whom he thought lacked a spirit of empathy and tolerance for others.

I don't bother with many other comment sections on the internet, so if she wants to explain to me how a complete lack of proof led her in one of the worst possible directions or how her lack of understanding of morals and ethics lead her to choose the most criminal of religious cults to join..., then that would be great and I'm sure we could all enjoy picking apart her arguments for her «conversion» to those of us who know the difference between reason, logic, common sense, and ethics and morals and empathy and sympathy... as I would guess she doesn't give a crap anyway I doubt she'll show up here.

Here are some characteristics of a bully: Lacks empathy for others.

Just like sexual predators, people that lack empathy for the pain of other people and animals are sick.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much bigger, more elaborate plan... by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative... by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind

It's hard to read the KSHFP report without feeling tremendous empathy for school food directors, who have to juggle an array of competing concerns — financial constraints, regulatory compliance, a lack of equipment, student acceptance, parent input, too - short lunch periods — all on a budget that can be generously described as «meager.»

I can understand that nurses and doctors may have different views from the parents but the lack of communication and empathy in this case sounds incredibly pointless and counterproductive for everyone, especially the babies.

In the end, it only served to further highlight their total lack of understanding or empathy, never mind respect for the British people.

Tilzer questions the lack of general empathy for the homeless on -LSB-...]

Anna Chandy, Chair of The Live Love Laugh Foundation's Board of Trustees shares, «I think society lacks concern and empathy towards women who wear multiple hats, and often takes them for granted.

The checklist's 20 items include glibness / superficial charm, grandiose sense of self - worth, need for stimulation / proneness to boredom, pathological lying, conning / manipulation, lack of remorse / guilt, shallow affect, callousness / lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, promiscuous sexual behavior, early behavior problems, lack of realistic, long - term goals, impulsivity, failure to accept responsibility, many short - term marital relationships, juvenile delinquency and criminal versatility.

Analyses of the PCL - R reveal that it comprises at least three overlapping, but separable, constellations of traits: interpersonal deficits (such as grandiosity, arrogance and deceitfulness), affective deficits (lack of guilt and empathy, for instance), and impulsive and criminal behaviors (including sexual promiscuity and stealing).

MISS: GymAmerica substitutes software for a real trainer and while it's state - of - the - art, it lacks peripheral attributes such as empathy and genuine encouragement.

It's an essential tool for crafting a positive social environment, and a lack of empathy can cause a host of interpersonal problems.

The two young women at the film's center lack any discernible note of empathy, and yet we still feel for them, or at least for the empty husks where their feelings would be.

Sharing the rather grim nihilism of his angriest late period films, Deconstructing Harry and Celebrity, Anything Else is singular in Allen's canon for its almost total lack of charm or empathy.

That's because while Clark's successful, seductive, and I guess unpremeditated iteration of the giallo formula (whodunit structure, operatic set - pieces, abundance of shots from the killer's P.O.V.) as established by Mario Bava and his peers sparked a genre unto itself in America, the more pioneering copycats, lacking Clark's flair for interpersonal dynamics, so grotesquely oversimplified Black Christmas as to discard its most distinguishing feature: its empathy.

What the film lacks in establishing empathy outside of the main character, it makes up for in creating a tense environment of survival.

What they lack in political consciousness, though, fiction films of Sundance make up for by promoting a sense of social consciousness: a greater sense of empathy and compassion that broaden an audience's worldview and strengthen the social fabric.

«Having five children of my own — four of them teenagers, I feel that one thing this generation lacks is empathy for others.

[I] saw so many difficult issues within the district: lack of quality teaching, lack of leadership in buildings, lack of empathy and understanding of the children, [and] the lack of access to services that would have made high - performing teachers really be able to deliver the promise for kids.

That the traditional system of recruiting and training teachers has filled far too many classrooms (and principal's offices) with men and women lacking the subject - matter competency, empathy for children, leadership ability, and training in classroom management needed to not revert to tossing kids out of schools.

As if to confirm their lack of empathy, when the DBS V8 was relaunched under the new regime, it was to be known simply as the Aston Martin V8, the «DB» part having been dropped «for marketing reasons».

Psychopaths — whose ranks swell with remorseless cold - blooded killers — are notorious for their lack of empathy, and they typically have smaller than normal amygdalae and insulae, along with other areas involved in the processing of emotion.