NARCISSISM
II. ABSTRACT
III. INTRODUCTION
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a youth who spurned the love of Echo, so enamoured was he of his own beauty. He spent his days admiring his own image reflected in a pool of water. Psychoanalysts, including Freud, used the term narcissistic to describe people who show an exaggerated sense of self- importance and are preoccupied with receiving attention (Cloninger & Svakic, 2009). Narcissism is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), 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: (1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love (3) believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high status (4) requires excessive admiration (5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations (6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends (7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others (8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her (9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes. (Durand, Barlow, 2000) This paper aims to show the relevance of the psychoanalytic and individualism theory in explanation of the of the narcissistic personality disorder.
IV. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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III. INTRODUCTION
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a youth who spurned the love of Echo, so enamoured was he of his own beauty. He spent his days admiring his own image reflected in a pool of water. Psychoanalysts, including Freud, used the term narcissistic to describe people who show an exaggerated sense of self- importance and are preoccupied with receiving attention (Cloninger & Svakic, 2009). Narcissism is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), 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: (1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love (3) believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high status (4) requires excessive admiration (5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations (6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends (7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others (8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her (9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes. (Durand, Barlow, 2000) This paper aims to show the relevance of the psychoanalytic and individualism theory in explanation of the of the narcissistic personality disorder.
IV. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
One of the related articles about narcissism is Narcissism in the Modern World. It is all about on individual and group narcissism and on how it affects the culture and society. It is also on the article on how Narcissistic Personality Disorder affects personal change and societal transformation.
Another article that related to the