INFORMATION ON NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Narcissistic personality disorder may be defined is one of the types of personality disorders in which affected person do not accept the demands and limitations of the world.

Subjects with this disorder lack empathy for other people but need constant admiration from them.

CAUSES OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

The various factors which leads to the development of Narcissistic personality disorder are:-

1. Oversensitive temperament at birth.
2. Overindulgence by parents
3. Excessive boundation that is never balanced with realistic feedback.
4. Severe emotional abuse in childhood
5. Being praised for perceived exceptional looks or talents by adults
6. Learning manipulative behaviors from parents.

SYMPTOMS OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder are:-

1. Fantasies about having exceptional power, attractiveness or success
2. Sense of belonging to an exclusive group of people who truly understand each other.
3. Need for constant praise.
4. Expectations of special treatment.
5. Exploitation of other people.
6. Lack of empathy for other people.
7. Envy of other people or a belief that you are the subject of other people's envy.
8. Arrogant behavior.

DIAGNOSIS OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Psychological tests and interviews with significant others in order to make will make a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder.

TREATMENT OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

It is unusual for people suffering from narcissism to seek treatment for their problems. The individual with narcissistic personality disorder have fears of inadequacy and consequently have great difficulty perceiving that there is any reason to seek treatment..

Persons with NPD often fear a repetition of a critical and rejecting response, rather than a flattering mirroring, if they open up to a therapist. Essentially, they imagine that the therapist would relate to them as their parents did. They are very likely to be disdainful and disparaging towards in response to the notion of psychotherapy