What is Narcissism? by: Sam Vaknin A pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and a...
Health health personality narcissistic narcissist disorders criteria diagnosticnting - The Irrational Vocation by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. There are some grounds to assume that a cognitive dissonance is involved in feeling that children are more a satisfaction than a nuisance. Why do people bother with parenting? It is time cons...
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Health health narcissist narcissistic narcissism malignant behavioursAs one Source of Narcissistic Supply dwindles, the narcissist finds himself trapped in a frantic (though, at times, unconscious) effort to secure alternatives. As one Pathological Narcissistic Space (the narcissist's stomping grounds) is rendere...
Self Improvement And Motivation self improvement motivation narcissist grandiosity bubble narcissistic people(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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Self Improvement And Motivation self improvement motivation narcissistic narcissist socialissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) At a Glance by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Most narcissists (75%) are men. NPD is one of a "family" of personality disorders (formerly known as "Cluster B"). Other members: Borderline PD, Antisocial PD and Histrionic...
Health health narcissism narcissist narcissistic manual otherThe 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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Health health narcissist internet narcissistic sources narcissistsNarcissists 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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