narcissistic personality disorder — n a personality disorder characterized esp. by an exaggerated sense of self importance, persistent need for admiration, lack of empathy for others, excessive pride in achievements, and snobbish, disdainful, or patronizing attitudes * * * [DSM IV] … Medical dictionary
Narcissistic personality disorder — See also: Narcissism and Malignant narcissism Narcissistic personality disorder Classification and external resources Narcissus by Caravaggio. Narcissus gazing at his own ref … Wikipedia
Narcissistic Personality Inventory — The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is the most widely used measure of narcissism in social psychological research. Although several versions of the NPI have been proposed in the literature, a forty item forced choice version (Raskin… … Wikipedia
narcissistic personality — noun personality marked by self love and self absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others • Hypernyms: ↑personality * * * Psychiatry. a personality disorder characterized by extreme self centeredness and… … Useful english dictionary
narcissistic personality disorder — noun a personality disorder characterised by an excessive sense of self importance and a lack of empathy with others, combined with a conviction of having a special role in life entitling one to associated prestige and the admiration of others …
Narcissistic rage and narcissistic injury — Narcissistic rage is a reaction to narcissistic injury, a perceived threat to a narcissist’s self esteem or self worth. Narcissistic rage is a term first coined by Heinz Kohut in 1972. Narcissistic injury is a phrase used by Sigmund Freud in 1923 … Wikipedia
Narcissistic supply — is a concept in some psychoanalytic theories which describes a type of admiration, interpersonal support or sustenance drawn by an individual from his or her environment (especially from carers, codependents and others). Contents 1 Fenichel,… … Wikipedia
Personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60 ICD 9 301.9 … Wikipedia
Narcissistic leadership — is a common form of leadership. The narcissism may be healthy or destructive although there is a continuum between the two. To critics, narcissistic leadership(preferably destructive) is driven by unyielding arrogance, self absorption, and a… … Wikipedia
Narcissistic mortification — is a term first used by Sigmund Freud in his last book, Moses and Monotheism,[1] with respect to early injuries to the ego/self. It has recently been defined as the primitive terror of self dissolution, triggered by the sudden exposure of one s… … Wikipedia