Criticism
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Criticism is the judgment (using analysis and evaluation) of the merits and faults of the actions or work of another individual. Criticism can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval.
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[edit] The psychology of criticism
[edit] Criticism and narcissists
Vulnerability with their own self-esteem makes individuals with narcissistic personality disorder very sensitive to criticism or defeat. Although they may not show it outwardly, criticism may haunt them and leave them feeling humiliated, degraded, hollow, and empty. They may react with disdain, narcissistic rage, or defiant counterattack.[1]
Narcissists are extremely sensitive to personal criticism and extremely critical of other people. They think that they must be seen as perfect or superior or infallible or else they are worthless. There's no middle ground. [2]
The narcissist is constantly on the lookout for slights. He is hypervigilant. He perceives every disagreement as criticism and every critical remark as complete and humiliating rejection: nothing short of a threat.[3]
[edit] Criticism and paranoids
Individuals with paranoid personality disorder are often rigid, critical of others, although they have great difficulty accepting criticism themselves.[4]
[edit] Criticism and avoidants
Individuals with avoidant personality disorder are hypersensitive to criticism or rejection. They build up a defensive shell.
[edit] Criticism and dependents
Individuals with dependent personality disorder are readily willing to "self-correct" in response to criticism.
[edit] Constructive criticism
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Constructive criticism, or constructive analysis, is a compassionate attitude towards the person qualified for criticism. Having higher experience, gifts, respect, knowledge in specific field and being able to verbally convince at the same time, this person is intending to uplift the other person materially, morally, emotionally or spiritually. For high probability in succeeding compassionate criticism, the critic has to be in some kind of healthy personal relationship with the other one, which is normally a parent to child, friend to friend, teacher to student, spouse to spouse or any kind of recognized authority in specific field. Hence the word constructive is used so that something is created or visible outcome generated rather than the opposite. Participatory learning in pedagogy is based on these principles of constructive criticism, focusing on positive examples to be emulated over precepts to be followed.
There can be tension between friendly support and useful criticism. A critic might usefully help an individual artist to recognize what is poor or slapdash in their body of work, but the critic may appear harsh and judgmental in the process. Useful criticism is a practical part of constructive criticism.
[edit] Hypercriticism
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Hypercriticism is a feature of certain personality types and is colloquially known as nitpicking or nagging. Nitpicking is minute, trivial, unnecessary, and unjustified criticism or faultfinding.[5] Nagging is to to scold, complain, or find fault constantly.[6]
[edit] Hypocriticism
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Hyporiticism is criticism by somebody (a hypocrite) who criticizes another but does the same as the person they are criticizing.
[edit] Self-criticism
Self-criticism (or auto-critique) refers to the pointing out of things critical/important to one's own beliefs, thoughts, actions, behaviour or results; it can form part of private, personal reflection or a group discussion. Most people regard self-criticism as healthy and necessary for learning, but excessive or enforced self-criticism as unhealthy.
[edit] Criticism of criticism
Notable scholars of the Post-Structuralist tradition have often emphasized the self referential nature of all criticism. Stanley Fish[citation needed] argues that all interpretations are subjective projections and have no inherent meaning; therefore, the critic undermines himself for he undermines only his own interpretation. Thus, concludes Fish, all criticism is self criticism.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Internet Mental Health - narcissistic personality disorder
- ^ Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) : How to Recognize a Narcissist
- ^ Sam Vaknin. "Narcissists, Disagreement and Criticism". http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/faq73.html.
- ^ Internet Mental Health - paranoid personality disorder
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nitpicking
- ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nagging
[edit] External links
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Look up critic, critical, or critique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- What "Critical" means in "Critical Thinking" by Donald Jenner
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