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Table 1 Categorical explanation of states of the base model (Level I)

From: Healing the next generation: an adaptive agent model for the effects of parental narcissism

Categories

References

Stimulus states and sensing:

 

eshappy

esunhappy

wss

sss

srss

Narcissistic parent shows happy

Narcissistic parent shows unhappy

Using social media

Sensor state for the child for s

Representation state of the child for s

“the representation of the world external to the body can come into the brain only via the body itself” [40]

Social contagion related states of the child:

 

cbs +

cstriatum

cPFC

csfslove

cfsreward

ceshappy

 Belief state of the child

Striatum: Brain part of the child

Prefrontal Cortex: Brain part of the child

Feeling of self-love (Amygdala)

Feeling of self-reward (Amygdala)

Execution state expressing happiness for the child

“ yet familiarity.. infants copy more actions of a familiar, compared to an unfamiliar model” [2]

“mothers show high self– child overlap in perceptual similarity in the FFA regardless of their relationship quality with their child” [25]

Non-narcissistic behavior related states:

 

evalh

cpsact

cesact

hipp1

fssat

Evaluation state for analyzing behaviors

Preparation state

Execution state

Hippocampus: Brain part for memories

Feeling of satisfaction

“adolescents was associated with neural activation in social brain regions required to put oneself in another’s shoes” [25]

Social Media related states:

 

evals

os

psshare

esshare

exp

fsi

Evaluation of the input, based on belief

Ownership state

Preparation state

Execution state

Experience

Feeling states: i = novelty(nov)/emotion (em) /urge

“Emotion then facilitates behavior that is in line with our concerns” [41]

Unhappy reaction related states:

 

ssu

srsu

cbs-

fsi

evald

osavd

psi

esi

hipp2

Sensor state for sensing unhappiness

Representation state of sensed unhappiness

Low belief about himself (Low esteem)

Feeling states: i = depression(dep)/stress (str)/persuasive (per)

Evaluation of parent as a narcissist

Ownership state of avoidance behavior

Preparation states: i = isolation (iso)/avoiding parent (avd)

Execution states: i = isolation (iso)/avoiding parent (avd)

Hippocampus: Brain part for memories

“Emotion then facilitates behavior that is in line with our concerns” [41]

“children who perceived their fathers to be highly critical.. engage in insulting name calling, and to use guilt arousal and love withdrawal … unstable SE indicated that their fathers less frequently talked about the good things” [42]

“the possibility of inherited narcissism and employing narcissistic parenting strategies… analyze themselves constantly and protect their emotional motherhood constantly” [9]