Egosyntonic is a medical term referring to behaviors, values, feelings, which are in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego, or consistent with one's ideal self-image. It is studied in detail in abnormal psychology. Many personality disorders are considered egosyntonic and are therefore nearly impossible to treat. Anorexia Nervosa, a hard-to-treat Type I disorder, is also considered egosyntonic because many of its sufferers deny that they have a problem. It is the opposite of egodystonic. Obsessive compulsive disorder is considered to be an egodystonic disorder, as the thoughts and compulsions experienced or expressed are not consistent with the individual's self-perception.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egosyntonic
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The bullied blogger continues their story (THE). My story exists within that story... it is so good to read such stories of wpb being told in the public domain...
... the voices of those who believe that they are targets of wpb are starting to be heard within the context of THE...
... our voices are starting to break through the silence and denial...
... the cracks are starting to appear...
...you have no idea how much I long to tell you my story...
...but for the moment I will be content to read the bullied blogger along with all the other academics who believe that they are targets of the wpb that is rife in academia (Boynton's 2005)
...speak out against work place bullying in academia
TODAY
You know it makes sense
Aphra Behn
This describes the former VC of leeds Met to a T.
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