Why Do Some People Think They Deserve Special Treatment?

  Some people think they deserve special treatment. Not because they’ve been granted any special rights or because they’re any different from everybody else. It’s just the way they are. Arrogant and attention-seeking. In psychology, this attitude is defined as a sense of entitlement and is a form of irrational behavior. It’s common in childhood. Indeed, many children assume that they deserve preferential treatment due to their situation of vulnerability. That’s because they’re aware that most of the relationships they maintain with adults are asymmetrical. As a child grows and develops self-sufficiency, this asymmetry is gradually lost. They become autonomous…