ISTEROID RADICAL OF THE PERSONALITY

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

The hysteroid radical is based on a weak nervous system. In psychophysiology, the strength of the nervous system is assessed by how long it is able to withstand the process of arousal. Thus, one of the leading internal conditions of the hysteroid radical is the inability of the nervous system to withstand excitement for a relatively long time. At the behavioral level, this manifests itself in intermittent, unstable performance, increased exhaustion, a rapidly advancing need for rest, recuperation. Under such an internal condition, the behavior is aimed at finding easy ways. Inability and the resulting unwillingness to dive deeply into any task, overcome difficulties, and achieve real results. The hysteroid regains its place under the sun in other ways. He praises himself confidently and tirelessly. Adults contribute to the consolidation of this character trait, raising the child as the idol of the family. Whatever mistakes he makes, his parents evaluate his behavior as unconditionally positive. They reinforce confidence in their child in their incredible abilities and undeniable merits in various ways.

Thus, the hysteroid radical consists, on the one hand, of unstable working capacity, superficiality, which does not imply the achievement of any serious results; on the other, from the idea of one's own infallibility in any situations. There is also a third, a person's self-esteem is formed, on the one hand, from the attitude to the scale and social significance of his own personality, on the other, from confidence (or uncertainty) in his real abilities to solve the problem "here and now." In the owner of a hysterical radical, the first of these parts of self-esteem receives constant positive reinforcement (the idol of the family) and only develops over the years, while the second, on the contrary, from time to time suffers from the realization of objectively low performance.

The owner of a hysterical radical is constantly experiencing discomfort, perceiving himself as an extraordinary, interesting person and at the same time experiencing a shameful for a person who highly values himself with uncertainty, fear of saving himself in front of real life difficulties. The main feeling of hysteria, says N. McWilliams, is the feeling of a small, fearful and defective child, overcoming difficulties as well as can be expected in a world dominated by strong and alien others.

The hysteroid, wishing to attract benevolent attention, does everything not to go unnoticed. The easiest way to achieve this is to stand out for its striking appearance. The hysteroid radical is characterized by the richness of colors in clothes, the brightness of cosmetics, the abundance and brightness of jewelry and other accessories.

Colorfulness is always complemented by a claim to originality. Precisely by claim, not by genuine originality. The hysteroid follows fashion, but does not create it.

The hysteroid is really a good imitator, he has a great ability to mimicry, he knows how to perfectly transform.

Another characteristic feature of the hysteroid appearance is variability. The hysteroid often changes its appearance (hair, makeup, clothing, etc.). In some circumstances, the hysteroid will act by contradiction. If there are many brightly dressed people around the hysteroid, his choice is demonstratively strict or sloppy attire. For a hysteroid, the situation is humiliating if somewhere nearby there is a person dressed exactly like him.

In the design of the space (housing, car, workplace, etc.), the hysterical radical exhibits the same features as in the design of his appearance: brightness, a claim to exclusivity, a tendency to imitate the situation of a social group to which he would like to belong.

Egocentrism is also an indicator of hystericalism - most often, not hidden. Own photographs, diplomas, cups, prizes, personalized badges testify that the owner of this interior has the most favorite word - "I". Sometimes it gets ridiculous. School certificates are saved until the end of the day. Often the interior of the hysteroid is personified, it is used in the interests of self-presentation. Getting into it, the observer immediately receives a lot of information about the personality of its inhabitant.

The presence of a hysterical radical is also manifested in characteristic facial expressions and gestures, the features of which are mannerism, theatricality, and pretentiousness. The hysteroid loves original, "winning" poses, which should attest to a high origin, "elite upbringing." Facial expression often takes on the character of a “mimic mask” put on, formally corresponding to the role (simulated psychological state) that the hysteroid is currently playing. A mask of sympathy, a mask of delight, a mask of suffering, a mask of bewilderment, a mask of affection … Today he is a dying swan, tomorrow an animal protector, and three hours later he is an unrecognized genius.

For the hysteroid, the most adequate type of activity is verbal activity. He is a great fan of speaking in front of an audience - performances, conferences, seminars, congresses - his element. It is on these sites that he can fully realize his installation: to impress others, to interest them with his unusual ideas, to make new acquaintances. An hysteroid is easy to recognize during speeches, even if this is a strict scientific topic of a report, a hysteroid manages to turn to a personal story, tell about what he saw, heard and what he thinks about it. Such references to isolated cases from their lives do not argue anything, they do not confirm anything, they do not emphasize anything, but serve as another means of hysterical self-presentation. As teachers, hysterics make a vivid impression: their lectures are expressive, full of unexpected (you can always think of them) examples from life, humor and fun. But often the content of the subject is completely lost in an avalanche of jokes and stories about their hectic life, and students complain about the lack of information necessary to pass the exam.

An often attributed feature of hysteroids is “suggestibility, which is objectionable. Suggestibility among hysterics is selective, when, for one reason or another, something does not suit them, they offer stubborn resistance, mobilizing all their stubbornness, and become non-suggestible.

Hysteroids can be called socially flexible, as they perfectly adapt to different conditions, groups of people and types of activities. This flexibility is closely related to superficiality. It is very difficult to be flexible if you have firm convictions, firm principles, views, rules. It's almost impossible to be flexible when doing real business. It is possible to easily change, adjusting to the environment, only by replacing one illusion with another. This is what happens with the hysteroid. Conditions are not important, the main task is to maintain attention to your person. What is really dear is attention.

The radical theatricality of the hysteroid is capable of knocking down. The hysteroid often loses, since mental stability always wins over mental variability.

Hysteroid flexibility can reach unscrupulousness, anything that attracts attention and makes people bewildered can be performed. The constant desire of the hysteroid to impress new people turns into a tendency to change the circle of friends, move from one team to another, etc.

Hysteroid individuals also strive to gain power through sexual seduction. The use of sexuality has a protective function and is designed to hide feelings of weakness, inferiority and fear, to gain strength and superiority over the attractive, but frightening and envious opposite sex. At the same time, sexual intimacy is a source of conflict for such people because of the unconscious shame associated with a gender-differentiated body and the fear of being defeated by a strong other. Hysteroid individuals often demonstrate their sexuality by unconsciously trying to resist shame and fear. Hysteroid women tend to react sexually, fueled by fantasies that if a strong man penetrates her, somehow she can appropriate his power.

If there is a need to like the hysteroid, you need to behave in such a way that he feels that he is a figure, and you are a background. A lot of compliments, how not to overdo it, too obvious flattery? No, the hysteroid will take it all with joy. The most well-chosen gift for a hysteroid is a public recognition of his uniqueness and merits, public applause and shouts of "bravo".