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What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
"It is much more disturbing to find the
combination of narcissistic personality
disorder and great power. Grandiosity allied
with real power is a very dangerous
combination."
Stuart Yates
"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."
Albert Camus
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An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts. Five (or more) of the following criteria must be met:
1. Feels grandiose and self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents to the point of lying, demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements.)
2. Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion
3. Firmly convinced that he or she is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions)
4. Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation - or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (narcissistic supply)
5. Feels entitled. Expects unreasonable or special and favourable priority treatment.
6. Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her expectations Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends
7. Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others
8. Constantly envious of others or believes that they feel the same about him or her
9. Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted
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The three subtypes of narcissism:
Grandiose/malignant narcissists: "Exploit others with little regard for their welfare." They have an exaggerated sense of self-importance, feel privileged and entitled, have little empathy, put their own needs first and tend to be critical and controlling of others.
Fragile narcissists: Experience alternating feelings of grandiosity and inadequacy. They tend to be unhappy, critical of others, anxious, envious, competitive and have extreme reactions to perceived slights or criticism.
High-functioning/exhibitionistic narcissists: Are "grandiose, competitive, attention seeking and sexually seductive or provocative." They tend to be highly articulate, energetic and goal-oriented.
Some of the language in the criteria above is based on or summarized from: American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition (DSM IV). Washington, DC American Psychiatric Association. The text in italics is based on: Sam Vaknin - Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited. For the exact language of the DSM IV criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - please refer to the manual itself.
http://samvak.tripod.com/npdglance.html
DSMV CRITERIA 301.81(NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER)
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/narcissisticpd.htm
Narcissistic Personality Disorder at a Glance
http://samvak.tripod.com/npdglance.html
Most narcissists (75%) are men. NPD is one of a "family" of personality disorders (formerly known as "Cluster B"). Other members: Borderline PD, Antisocial PD and Histrionic PD. NPD is often diagnosed with other mental health disorders ("co-morbidity") - or with substance abuse, or impulsive and reckless behaviours ("dual diagnosis"). NPD is new (1980) mental health category in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM). There is only scant research regarding narcissism. But what there is has not demonstrated any ethnic, social, cultural, economic, genetic, or professional predilection to NPD.
In personality disorders, 60% of people who have one personality disorder have more than one which is why they refer to these disorders as ‘clusters.’
Male Survivors - Sandra Brown MA
http://saferelationshipsmagazine.com/category/thesurvivors/male-survicors
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"As a psychiatrist was once heard saying “Ns are the bread and butter of the therapeutic enterprise, not because they so often seek professional help—they are too impressed with themselves to ever think they have a problem—but because they drive so many people around them crazy.”
Echo No Longer; The Recovery Process of the Partner of the Person Suffering from a Narcissistically Impaired Personality. Mary Ann Borg Cunen, M.A. Counselling Psychology (Baltimore, U.S.A.) October 2002
http://www.runboard.com/bnarcissisticabuserecovery.f29.t64
Last edited by femfree, Apr/4/2009, 6:47 am
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