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In the law of England and Wales 'vulnerable adult' is loosely defined. Section 59 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 says: [14] 1) A person is a vulnerable adult if he has attained the age of 18 and— (a) he is in residential accommodation, (b) he is in sheltered housing, (c) he receives domiciliary care,
A cognitive vulnerability, in cognitive psychology, is an erroneous belief, cognitive bias, or pattern of thought that is believed to predispose the individual to psychological problems. [17] Cognitive vulnerability is in place before the symptoms of psychological disorders start to appear, such as high neuroticism. [18]
A cup analogy demonstrating under the same amount of stressors, person 2 is more vulnerable than person 1, because of their predisposition. The term diathesis is synonymous with vulnerability, and variants such as "vulnerability-stress" are common within psychology. [7]
The idea that individuals vary in their sensitivity to their environment was historically framed in diathesis-stress [4] or dual-risk terms. [5] These theories suggested that some "vulnerable" individuals, due to their biological, temperamental and/or physiological characteristics (i.e., "diathesis" or "risk 1"), are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of negative experiences (i.e., "stress ...
In its broadest sense, social vulnerability is one dimension of vulnerability to multiple stressors and shocks, including abuse, social exclusion and natural hazards.Social vulnerability refers to the inability of people, organizations, and societies to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are exposed.
The vulnerable dark triad comprises three related and similar constructs: vulnerable narcissism, secondary psychopathy, and borderline personality traits. [53] A study found that these three constructs are significantly related to one another and manifest similar nomological networks.
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with other people's feelings.