Alexithymia, disgust and the inferiority/superiority complex: An exploratory study

Abstract

Introduction.Alexithymia represents an inability of an individual to recognize their own emotions and those of others, as well as the inability to communicate their emotional states to those surrounding them surroundings. Disgust as a sensation of revulsion springs up as a response to an aversive stimulus that in term manifests motivation to withdraw from that particular stimulus. Out of the feeling of inferiority and utter dependence on parental figures in later life, the person can develop an all-pervasive inferiority complex or overcompensate leading to the development of a superiority complex. Depending on the theoretical framework adopted, all of these constructs can be traced to the very beginning of an individual development.Aim. It is the aim of the study to explore the relationship between inferiority/superiority complex, alexithymia and disgust.Method. The sample consisted of 475 participants, 137(28.8%) declared them-

Inferiority and Superiority Complex: Examination in Terms of Gender, Birth Order and Psychological Symptoms

“…There are a limited number of studies on inferiority and superiority complex in the literature, and these are mostly correlational studies conducted with student groups (e.g., Kabir, 2018;Rokvić, 2020). In the present study, which also included the adult group, the predictive relationship regarding the complexes was also examined.…”