There is a person I know that is intensely irritating but, oddly enough, fascinates me to no end. It seems as though he literally does not have the ability to acknowledge his mistakes. It feels like he has created his own alternate reality and that everyone he interacts with on a regular basis is aware of this. They are hesitant to point out his distortion of reality because the conversation will become non productive due to him resorting to anger in a successful attempt to end the conversation.
What most certainly must be related is his proclivity to point out the mistakes of others and try to make it appear as if he is much better at a specific task even when it must be obvious to anyone observing he is trying to recover when his demonstration is of equal or lesser quality.
Despite his humanly proneness to err, he can be extremely overreactive when someone messes up his instructions which are oftentimes ambiguous or incomplete.
My question
Could someone point me to some reading that may identify and explore the underlying issues that may help manifest these behaviors?
I have found one article by Guy Winch but am extremely interested in doing a deeper exploration of this seemingly contradictory behavior.
TLDR
Where can I read about the psychology of people who literally can't admit when they are wrong and have an accelerated inclination to point out others' mistakes.
Thank you
What most certainly must be related is his proclivity to point out the mistakes of others and try to make it appear as if he is much better at a specific task even when it must be obvious to anyone observing he is trying to recover when his demonstration is of equal or lesser quality.
Despite his humanly proneness to err, he can be extremely overreactive when someone messes up his instructions which are oftentimes ambiguous or incomplete.
My question
Could someone point me to some reading that may identify and explore the underlying issues that may help manifest these behaviors?
I have found one article by Guy Winch but am extremely interested in doing a deeper exploration of this seemingly contradictory behavior.
TLDR
Where can I read about the psychology of people who literally can't admit when they are wrong and have an accelerated inclination to point out others' mistakes.
Thank you