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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Title: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition describes Narcissistic Personality Disorder as a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
· has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements);
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. 4th ed. Washington: Author, 1994.
Oldham, John M., and Lois B. Morris. The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love, and Act the Way You Do. Rev. ed. New York: Bantam, 1995.
Stone, Michael H. (1993). Abnormalities of personality: within and beyond the realm of treatment. New York; W. W. Norton.
http://www.mentalhelp.net/personality disorders/organiz.htm
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