Basic er*a* (EuFcUc)

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This adjustment is also relatively primitive and generally inefficient. Like the era*, [EuRuUc] the er*a* is active, fickle in his attention, and weak in verbal memory. However, his activity is more marked, his distractibility more pronounced, and his memory for past events more transitory and confused. He is a very self-centered, over-involving, and socially insensitive person. Because he suffers from mark acceptance anxiety, he actively and aggressively seeks status and prestige. However, in most instances, his drive for status is very unrealistic and narcissistic. To a large extent, the er*a* feels that the world owes him a living, and when he does not get what he thinks he deserves, he becomes very bitter; his is often able to rationalize that he has a "right" to take anything he wants. Consequently, many, if not most, er*a* are very selfish and demanding people who feel hostile toward the world in general and bitter toward the specific persons who either have more than they do, or deny them what they want.

As in the er*a, [EuFcAu] toughness, belligerency, and exaggerated self-confidence are primary characteristics of the er*a*. In the er*a*, moreover, these traits are highly emphasized because of the underlying compensated social inferiority (a=Uc) that manifests itself as bravado, defiance, and defensiveness. The er*a* has to prove constantly that he is not insecure, inferior, and inept. Unlike, the er*a, [EuFcAu] the er*a* gets little experience with initial or superficial social acceptance. He enters most social interaction expecting rejection and much of his defiance and defensiveness stem from this expectation.

Sadism is a primary quality of both the er*a [EuFcAu] and the er*a* but there is a significant difference. The er*a [EuFcAu] will often deliberately attract another individual for satisfaction of his sensual or sexual needs and then; if he feels himself too involved, will summarily and cruelly reject the individual. He rarely has to force or demand an involvement and only rarely becomes punishing toward a person who is indifferent to, or uninterested in him. In contrast, the er*a* rarely can attract the individuals who are the most interesting and stimulating to him. As a result, he becomes excessively brutal toward those whom he desires the most. In addition, the er*a* is inordinately sensitive to humiliation and criticism. Whenever he is laughed at, teased, or not properly responded to, he can become viciously combative and destructive. When frustrated, he may force or demand an involvement. Thus, sexual assaults are more common for the er*a* than for the er*a. [EuFcAu]