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Who Does This Describe?
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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)
  • preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
  • believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
  • requires excessive admiration
  • has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
  • is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
  • lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
  • is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
  • shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

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Who Does This Describe? - by 4Knee Kate - 06-18-2008, 10:50 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Don Dresden - 06-18-2008, 02:19 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Herbert Spencer - 06-19-2008, 04:55 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Don Dresden - 06-19-2008, 01:59 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by ham - 06-19-2008, 04:20 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Herbert Spencer - 06-19-2008, 04:57 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Albert Hidel - 06-19-2008, 05:23 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Armando Ramos - 06-19-2008, 06:15 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Whatever - 06-20-2008, 04:01 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Herbert Spencer - 06-19-2008, 06:52 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Armando Ramos - 06-19-2008, 07:44 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Albert Hidel - 06-19-2008, 08:18 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Don Dresden - 06-20-2008, 11:38 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Don Dresden - 06-20-2008, 12:27 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Herbert Spencer - 06-20-2008, 04:39 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by ham - 06-20-2008, 05:28 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Albert Hidel - 06-20-2008, 06:01 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Brian Crawford - 06-23-2008, 07:56 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by ham - 06-20-2008, 08:31 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Ben Johnson - 06-21-2008, 02:37 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Armando Ramos - 06-21-2008, 05:05 PM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Ben Johnson - 06-22-2008, 12:17 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by ham - 06-22-2008, 02:36 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Ben Johnson - 06-22-2008, 04:28 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by ham - 06-22-2008, 06:37 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Armando Ramos - 06-22-2008, 05:42 AM
RE: Who Does This Describe? - by Ben Johnson - 06-22-2008, 08:38 AM

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