first proposed by U.S. psychiatrists Wilhelm Reich (1897 - 1957), Otto Kernberg, and Heinz Kohut (1913 - 1981), and U.S. psychologist Theodore Millon (1929 - ), a narcissistic personality disorder is defined in the DSM (diagnostic statistical manual) as: a personality disorder with the following characteristics: (al a long-standing pattern of grandiose self-importance and exaggerated sense of talent and achievements- (b) fantasies of unlimited sex, power, brilliance, or beauty- an exhibitionistic need for attention and admiration- either cool indifference or feelings of rage, humiliation, or emptiness as a response to criticism, indifference, or defeat- and (e) various interpersonal disturbances, such as feeling entitled to special favours, taking advantage of others, and inability to empathize with the feelings of others.
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "A narcissistic personality disorder can involve a long-standing pattern of grandiose self-importance and exaggerated sense of talent and achievements- fantasies of unlimited sex, power, brilliance, or beauty- an exhibitionistic need for attention and admiration- either cool indifference or feelings of rage, humiliation, or emptiness as a response to criticism, indifference, or defeat- and various interpersonal disturbances, such as feeling entitled to special favours, taking advantage of others, and inability to empathize with the feelings of others."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/narcissistic-personality-disorder/ (accessed October 16, 2021).
