Manipulative personalities ruin other people's lives while maintaining their own high profile (by pretending to be innocent, slandering their prey, etc.). The worst prey in the show is Mellissa. He obviously put people into a mental hospital, and through various means, made the world think that Mellissa has a mental problem, and Jean is a victim of a bright image. Obviously never went to see her, but when she needed to be used at the end of the play, Jean's few words were able to win back Mellissa's trust.
That's right, manipulative personalities are so playful.
Don't think manipulative personalities are only seen in movies, they are actually quite common. In the workplace, those two-faced pot-slingers, and the playful behavior of talking shit and talking to the devil are called manipulative. Everyone will manipulate other people more or less, but normal people have to stop for a while, after all, they are tired! Who seamlessly masquerades as Diane eight hours a day? But there is such a small group of performers who can't stop and can act from the beginning. It is definitely a manipulative personality.
In China, this group of people are known as high emotional intelligence, discerning, and promising in the workplace. In the West, everyone advocates free will and is more sensitive to those who violate personal boundaries. At the same time, the legal system is perfect, and some of these people will be punished. Of course, the prospect of us normal people fighting manipulative personalities is not very optimistic. The kinder people are, the easier they are to be tricked.
Let me briefly analyze Jean's various behaviors from the perspective of manipulative personality.
Absolutely unyielding to social norms, manipulative personalities are self-centered, believing that their actions should not be bound by morality/law, and that moral rules should serve themselves. Jean not only ignored the loyalty code of marriage, but also ignored the professional code of psychiatrist, took the patient to hang out, privately contacted the patient's relatives and friends, and even had a relationship with the patient. In fact, every patient is her prey to satisfy her morbid psychology.
Good at using various means to hide their attack intentions. Jean always pushes patients to do all kinds of things under the guise of "I'm doing it for you." Jean manipulated Sam to give up Sidney when he was in love; when he wanted to leave Sidney, he manipulated Sam to get back together. Just like criminal psychology, if you know the motive of a crime, you can easily find the suspect; but if you can't find the motive, it is very difficult to solve the case. Therefore, it is much more difficult for strangers to commit crimes when they are suddenly killed while walking on the road than for acquaintances to commit crimes.
lie. Jean's lying routine is nothing short of artistic. Basically, all she could tell was a lie, and she could even make up a Diane story. Even under Michael's pressure, she only told part of the truth, while hiding a lot of key information. In fact, only half the truth is told, and it is also a lie.
Denial, refusing to admit one's wrongdoing. When the boss confronted her and suspected whether she had deliberately violated the professional code many times, she could easily dispel the boss's suspicion. This refusal to admit wrongdoing is her passport to continue to harm others.
Justify your aggressive behavior. Both the old lady and Sam in the patient had quarrelled with Jean after they violated boundaries, but she always found an explanation after the fact and continued to manipulate them.
Incite the guilt of the prey. When Jean first met Sidney, she always said that Sidney was good at seducing people and screwing up other people's lives. Make yourself appear to have more conscience than Sidney, and put Sidney in a position of obedience. In fact, Jean seduced Sidney first, and she herself always screwed up everyone's life.
slander the victim. When Michael blamed her for her tantrums at the birthday party, she changed the subject by saying that Michael was interested in the assistant. Even if Michael's accusation is very tenable, Jean can immediately put himself in the position of the victim to gain sympathy.
Playing servants - under the guise of serving a noble cause, disguising self-serving purposes. Pretending to be working hard for the benefit of the patient, in fact disguising one's own ambitions, thirst for power, and quest for dominance.
Skillfully find scapegoats. Jean's crossing the line forced Mellissa to burn down her house and be put in a mental hospital. As a result, everyone thought that there was a problem with Mellissa's character, which caused this tragedy. When the detectives searched the apartment at the end of the play, Jean deliberately left a photo of her mother, and the rent of the apartment was paid by her mother. The scapegoat who predicted the Alison incident was her mother.
The most meaningful is the speech on bullying at the end of the play. No matter how you look at it, it is Jean's excuse for a series of wrong behaviors. The general idea is that bullying comes from the inner insecurity of the perpetrator. The perpetrator is also a victim. They are not trying to control others, but trying to control themselves. Great! On such a high-level occasion, Jean washed himself in vain as such a high-level psychologist. When it was over, he gave Sidney a super weird smile, which seemed to be ready.
In fact, the above series of behaviors (lying, denying wrongdoing, rationalizing, inciting the guilt of the prey, slandering the victim, etc.), either to continue to manipulate others, or to hide the motive to confuse the prey, all their behaviors are intentional for it. Of course, there are many other bad behaviors of manipulative personalities that have not been described in detail in this show, and I look forward to the next season.
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