How to Quickly Spot High-Conflict People - Psychology Today This method is explained in depth in my new book, 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths and Other High-Conflict Personalities
Why Political Polarization Grows—And How to Reduce It Polarization grows when people talk only to those who mostly agree with them Informational influences, social influences, and gaining confidence can increase group extremism
Three Steps to Identifying a Borderline Personality Think in terms of what you need to manage the relationship or to move on in your life Learning these patterns can help you to be less likely to trigger an unnecessary confrontation and more
When Not to Apologize - Psychology Today People with histrionic personality traits can be dramatic and exaggerate what others have done This can escalate them into conflicts with those around them Demanding Apologies for Appropriate
Is It Guns or Mental Illness? - Psychology Today Most people think of mental illness as a psychosis, such as schizophrenia, in which the person is out of touch with reality and has hallucinations and or delusions