The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the official guidebook for the diagnosis of psychological disorders. The DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association, and is currently in its fourth edition, text revision (referred to as the DSM-IV or DSM-IV-TR). The DSM-IV includes the symptoms and diagnostic criteria for 297 disorders, and is based on the most current research available in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. Narcissistic Personality Disorder Diagnostic Criteria: Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by the presence of five (or more) of the following symptoms: •Inflated sense of self-importance •Preoccupation with fantasies of success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love •Beliefs that he or she is “special” and can only be understood by other special or high-status people •Requires excessive admiration •Sense of entitlement •Takes advantage of others •Lacks empathy •Is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her •Behaves in an arrogant, haughty way On 8/9/12, Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was just sitting here wondering how a bunch of adults could be so stuck in > the past. > > I’m not sure where the film is, but I have a CD with PTC written on it. I’ve > been a little busy since 2001, as among other things I have shot about 8,000 > rolls of 120 since then. > > What have y’all be doing for 11 years? Anything productive and wonderful, or > is checking in to photoforum the highlight of your day? I’m really curious, > as photoforum hasn’t figured into any part of my life for more than a decade > and yet I am here about to be hammered again. > > What have I been doing since we last communicated? Oh, let’s see. Travelled > a lot (28 months in the UK and Scotland without living there), shot almost > 100 Civil War battlefields in 26 states, shot Normandy for a month and since > NGS buys their good weather, it didn’t rain during any October day, > travelled in and to 32 states to shoot various landscapes and then to cap it > all off, got my left foot amputated due to a medical malpractice event in > 2010. > > I think that about sums it up, but now some folks here are dredging up the > ancient past (for me) and I am frankly no longer interested. I spent almost > three years getting over medical stupidities and you guys are still in > 2001? > > Of further note, there are some photos in the gallery and except for one > which is composed, the others need help. They are grab shots, not well > composed and just snapshots. Even though digital has invaded photography, it > still takes an effort to produce a memorable photograph. Just because your > camera can do things it didn’t used to be able to do, doesn’t mean you can > take it easy and sit back and say things like “I’ve been told I have an eye” > when you so clearly are not using it for the photographs you display. I mean > wake up and smell the fecking coffee!!! Making good photographs is difficult > and digital cameras haven’t changed that at all. > > Now that 11 years is gone by I’m even harder to impress. > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 9, 2012, at 7:36 AM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote: > >> At 7:05 AM -0400 8/9/12, Jan Faul wrote: >>> Pardon me asking this, but are you gonna cough up the scanning costs? I >>> bill scans at $50. >> >> Send me the film, Jan. I'll take care of it. >> >> P. O. Box 525, >> North Falmouth, MA, 02556 >> >>> >>> On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:44 AM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >>> >>>> On 2012-08-08 20:09, Jan Faul wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I gave the PTC camera and film to the SI years ago and sadly it was >>>>> >>>>> rejected. If y'all really have to see the mediocre shots we all took, >>>>> >>>>> I can upload them to my web site next week. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yeah, I actually would. I never expected the results to have any >>>> particular artistic value, but the project as it ended was rather a >>>> let-down of the energy generated while the cameras were going around. >>>> Seeing the photos in decent scans would go some way towards closure on >>>> that for me. >> >> -- >> Emily L. Ferguson >> mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> 508-563-6822 >> New England landscapes, wooden boats and races >> http://www.landsedgephoto.com >> HOT OFF THE PRESS! SAILING SEPIA IMAGES VOL II: >> http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/elfpix >> Check out my Spring daily photograph project at: >> http://tinyurl.com/3a6m7g6 >> And Summer: >> http://tinyurl.com/22juo5s >> Autumn now complete here: >> http://tinyurl.com/26pdgz9 >> Winter concluded here: >> http://tinyurl.com/2co5wkg >> > > Art Faul > > The Artist Formerly Known as Prints > ------ > Stills That Move: http://www.artfaul.com > Greens: http://www.inkjetprince.com > Camera Works - The Washington Post > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/battlefieldparks/front_qt.htm > ArtNet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jan+w.-faul/ > http://www.artiqueunderground.com/artist/69. > > > > > >
