Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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- C-D
- E-F
- G-H
- I-J
- K-L
- M-N
- O-P
- Q-R
- S-T
- U-V
- W-X
- Y-Z
This personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with other people’s feelings.
• Grandiose sense of self-importance:
Overestimating abilities, exaggerating achievements, and believing they are superior to others.
• Preoccupation with fantasies:
Constantly dreaming about unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love.
• Belief in their uniqueness:
Thinking they are special and can only be understood by other special or high-status people.
• Need for excessive admiration:
Requiring constant attention and positive feedback from others.
• Sense of entitlement:
Feeling they deserve special treatment and that others should automatically comply with their demands.
• Exploitative behavior:
Taking advantage of others to achieve their own goals.
• Lack of empathy:
Difficulty recognizing or identifying with the feelings and needs of others.
• Envy of others or belief that others are envious of them:
A tendency to feel envious of others’ successes or believe that others are envious of them.
• Arrogant and haughty behaviors:
Displaying an arrogant attitude and engaging in condescending or dismissive behaviors.
