In another guise I write stories, in the course of my current researches I came across this re: Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In light of recent discussions it seemed apt to share. People who are diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder are characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance. They have a sense of entitlement and demonstrate grandiosity in their beliefs and behaviour. They have a strong need for admiration, but lack feelings of empathy. Symptoms of this disorder, as defined by the DSM-IV-TR, include: • Expects to be recognized as superior and special, without superior accomplishments • Expects constant attention, admiration and positive reinforcement from others • Envies others and believes others envy him/her • Is preoccupied with thoughts and fantasies of great success, enormous attractiveness, power, intelligence • Lacks the ability to empathize with the feelings or desires of others • Is arrogant in attitudes and behaviour • Has expectations of special treatment that are unrealistic Narcissistic Personality Disorder is characterized by an over-inflated sense of self-importance, as well as dramatic, emotional behaviour that is in the same category as antisocial and borderline personality disorders. In addition to these symptoms, the person may display arrogance, show superiority, and seek power. Narcissists have such an elevated sense of self-worth that they value themselves as inherently better than others, when in reality they have a fragile self-esteem, cannot handle criticism, and often try to compensate for this inner fragility by belittling or disparaging others in an attempt to validate their own self-worth. Comments and criticisms about others are vicious from sufferers of NPD, in an attempt to boost their own poor self-esteem. Another narcissist symptom is a lack of empathy. They are unable to relate, understand, and rationalize the feelings of others. Instead of behaving in a way that shows how they are feeling in the moment, they behave in the way that they feel they are expected to behave or that gives them the most attention. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 12:11:36 +0000
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