Intrinsically, they show that they themselves have experienced some form of emotional trauma that has created a sense of insecurity and loneliness. Now, they try to overcome their feelings, as developed by their own self-concept, and categorically alter their self-schemas to warrant the representative heuristic as they know it. They come off as wanting and needing the approval of others, but not even realizing how they are acting which in turn creates a cognitive dissonance as their attitude towards their behavior conflicts with their own beliefs.
Intrinsically, they show that they themselves have experienced some form of emotional trauma that has created a sense of insecurity and loneliness. Now, they try to overcome their feelings, as developed by their own self-concept, and categorically alter their self-schemas to warrant the representative heuristic as they know it. They come off as wanting and needing the approval of others, but not even realizing how they are acting which in turn creates a cognitive dissonance as their attitude towards their behavior conflicts with their own beliefs.
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