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NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is a rare personality disorder that affects less than 1% of the population. Trait narcissism is based on NPD but applies to the normal continuum. In the Narcisstic Personality Inventory, | NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is a rare personality disorder that affects less than 1% of the population. Trait narcissism is based on NPD but applies to the normal continuum. In the Narcisstic Personality Inventory, the narcissistic personality is defined by the following characteristics: (1) grandiose sense of one's self-importance; (2) preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance; (3) exhibitionism; (4) response to criticism, indifference or defeat with cool indifference or with marked feelings of rage, inferiority, shame, humiliation, emptiness; (5) entitlement, expecting special favors without assuming reciprocal responsibilities; (6) exploitativeness; (7) relationships vacillate between the extremes of over idealization and devaluation; and (8) lack of empathy | ||
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Narcissistic Personality vs Narcissistic Personality Disorder
NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is a rare personality disorder that affects less than 1% of the population. Trait narcissism is based on NPD but applies to the normal continuum. In the Narcisstic Personality Inventory, the narcissistic personality is defined by the following characteristics: (1) grandiose sense of one's self-importance; (2) preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance; (3) exhibitionism; (4) response to criticism, indifference or defeat with cool indifference or with marked feelings of rage, inferiority, shame, humiliation, emptiness; (5) entitlement, expecting special favors without assuming reciprocal responsibilities; (6) exploitativeness; (7) relationships vacillate between the extremes of over idealization and devaluation; and (8) lack of empathy
(Raskin,R. 1979)
