Lunch and Learn: The Love Lives of Straight Narcissistic Men
Friday, September 16, 2022, 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Category: Clinical Division
Lunch and Learn: The Love Lives of Straight Narcissistic MenFriday, September 16, 2022
12pm - 1pm
Presented by: Westchester County Psychological Association Clinical Division
Hosted by: Lawrence Josephs, PhD General AdmissionWCPA Member - Free
Non Members - $10
Straight narcissistic men and their disgruntled female partners often present for individual and couples therapy. Research suggests that such men tend to be more promiscuous, more likely to engage in infidelity, more likely to have anger management problems, less likely to be forgiving of relational transgressions, and more contemptuous of their female partners. Though often making good first impressions, they become less appealing with familiarity. They tend to be low in empathy and remain unaware of the interpersonal impact that their narcissistic behavior has on their female partner’s mental states. They are often perplexed by the negative reactions that their female partners have to their narcissistic behavior which is ego-syntonic. The talk will center on a mentalization-based approach to helping straight narcissistic men understand the impact that their behavior has on their female partner’s mental states and to coaching such men on how to have more constructive conflict discussions with their partners. This event is not eligible for continuing education credit. Register Here |