31 articles on "narcissist"

The Cyber Narcissist

The Cyber Narcissist by: Sam Vaknin To the narcissist, the Internet is an alluring and irresistible combination of playground and hunting grounds, the gathering place of numerous potential Sources of Narcissistic Supply, a world where false iden...

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Gender and the Narcissist

Gender and the Narcissist by: Sam Vaknin In the manifestation of their narcissism, female and male narcissists, inevitably, do tend to differ. They emphasise different things. They transform different elements of their personality and of their l...

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Misdiagnosing Narcissism - Asperger's Disorder

(The use of gender pronouns in this article reflects the clinical facts: most narcissists and most Asperger's patients are male.)Asperger's Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), though evident as early a...

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Taming the Beast Pathological Narcissism and the Quality of Life

Question:You seem to be very sceptical that someone with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder can be treated successfully. Answer:The Narcissistic Personality Disorder has been recognised as a distinct mental health diagnosis a little more than two de...

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Narcissism in the Boardroom - Part II

The false self is a childish response to abuse and trauma. Abuse is not limited to sexual molestation or beatings. Smothering, doting, pampering, over-indulgence, treating the child as an extension of the parent, not respecting the child's bound...

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Narcissism - Treatment Modalities and Therapies - Part II

The fourth edition of the authoritative "Review of General Psychiatry" (London, Prentice-Hall International, 1995), says (p. 309):"(People with personality disorders)... cause resentment and possibly even alienation and burnout in the healthcare prof...

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The Intermittent Explosive Narcissist

Narcissists invariably react with narcissistic rage to narcissistic injury.These two terms bear clarification:Narcissistic injury Any threat (real or imagined) to the narcissist's grandiose and fantastic self-perception (False Self) as perfect, ...

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Treatment Modalities and Therapies

Treatment Modalities and Therapies by: Sam Vaknin Narcissism constitutes the entire personality. It is all-pervasive. Being a narcissist is akin to being an alcoholic but much more so. Alcoholism is an impulsive behaviour. Narcissists exhibit do...

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Coping with Your Abuser - Part II

How to cope with your abuser?Sometimes it looks hopeless. Needless to add that all these activities have to be pursued legally, preferably through the good services of law offices and in broad daylight. If done in the wrong way – they might constit...

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The Misanthropic Altruist

Some narcissists are ostentatiously generous – they donate to charity, lavish gifts on their closest, abundantly provide for their nearest and dearest, and, in general, are open-handed and unstintingly benevolent. How can this be reconciled with th...

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