Questão 1493802

Text for the items from 103 to 112.

1 _____ Narcissists might have “grandiose” delusions about

their own importance and an absence of “shame” — but

psychologists say they are also likely to be happier than

4 _ most people. Psychologist Dr Kostas Papageorgiou says

negative responses to narcissism can overlook the positive

benefits to the narcissists themselves.

7 ___ An ongoing study of narcissism by researchers at

Queen's University Belfast has found such people might

infuriate others but are less likely to be stressed or

10 _ depressed. The researchers have been trying to understand depressed. The researchers have been trying to understand

why narcissism appears to be “on the rise in modern

societies” — in politics, social media and celebrity

13 _ culture — if it is also seen as being “socially toxic”. culture — if it is also seen as being “socially toxic”.

They define narcissists as being likely to “engage in

risky behaviour, hold an unrealistic superior view of

16 _ themselves, are over-confident, show little empathy for themselves, are over-confident, show little empathy for

others, and have little shame or guilt”. With such negative

qualities, the researchers wanted to know why narcissism

19 _ seemed to be so visible and often rewarded rather than seemed to be so visible and often rewarded rather than

penalised.

___ “While of course not all dimensions of narcissism

22 _ are good, certain aspects can lead to positive outcomes,” are good, certain aspects can lead to positive outcomes,”

says Dr Papageorgiou. Such psychological traits should “not

be seen as either good or bad but as products of evolution

25 _ and expressions of human nature that may be beneficial or and expressions of human nature that may be beneficial or

harmful depending on the context”.

Sean Coughlan. Narcissists ‘horrible people but happy’.

Internet: <https://www.bbc.com> (adapted).

Based on the text, judge the items from 103 to 112.

In “rise” (line 11), the letter “s” is pronounced like a /z/.