Jennifer King - Narcissistic Disorder

Narcissistic Disorder

Jennifer King

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NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER (NPD)

The term"narcissism" has its roots in Greek mythology, Narcissus, accordingto myth, was so attracted by her beauty as reflected in the waterto fall into it and drown, according to another version of themyth, he was consumed by grief at not being able to reach hisbeloved reflection in the water, until he died, and instead of hisbody from his blood a flower was born, which was called Narcissus.The essential feature of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is apicture of the trend to superiority, need for admiration, and lackof sensitivity to others. Individuals with narcissistic disorderhave, for most of the time, a high self-regard. They routinelyexaggerate their skills, often appearing arrogant. They thinkthey're special, superior, have to be satisfied in every requestand entitled to special treatment. Expect that others recognizetheir status as special people and, in the event that this happens,they idealize. Conversely, if the others are questioning theirquality react with anger, being incapable of questioning and acceptcriticism. Individuals with narcissistic personality disordertypically have difficulty recognizing that others have desires,feelings and needs. They believe that their needs come before allthings, and that their way of seeing things is the only right oneworldwide, showing indifference from the point of view of othersand inability to catch him. So, for example, individuals withnarcissistic disorder can expect to avoid queuing and being servedimmediately committed and waiters. In any case, even if the claimis over so annoyed when they find themselves having to meet theexpectations, shared rules, jealous of not having their needs metimmediately. Interpersonal relations are therefore typicallycompromised because of problems arising from excessive demands, theneed for admiration, and the relative disregard for the feelings ofothers. Narcissistic individuals, then, are often envious of othersor believes that others are envious of them. They tend to seeothers in key competitive and strive to establish and maintain aposition of supremacy. Very often, in the high positions of anyhierarchy (corporate, institutional, etc..), We find people withnarcissistic personality, as their characteristics are functionalin the competition at work. They get excellent results withoutrealizing how many people do the costs of their attitudes or remaininjured by them. Interpersonal relationships are failing. Choosepartners generally weak and submissive, who admire them and makethem feel important. After a while 'time, however, they are bored,they feel dissatisfied and go in search of new flirt, designed tostimulate them again, or try to turn / your partner and pervertedit to their liking. Even in love live with a constant sense ofcompetition and the taste that draw from the report, chiefly thatof the conquest of the "prey". Live sexual relations with a strongperformance anxiety, which sometimes makes them a victim of sexualdysfunction, which for them are a tragedy. In the rare cases whenthey enter into a relationship with a person "at their level",which does not admire them, to which they are to stick reallysuffer from high anxiety of abandonment and, in the case of arupture, sink into depression . Same fate befalls them in case theyget heavy failures at work or losing a major competition. In anycase, narcissists, even when they feel they have everything theywant (success, love, money, etc.). Constantly feel unsatisfied andgo through stages of depression which can not give anexplanation.

The main feature of the narcissisticpersonality disorder consists in the tendency to react defensivelywhen the person feels a wound to its value. In response it is easyfor people to adopt attitudes haughty, arrogant, scorn others andfinds them the cause of his problems. Individuals who have thisdisorder believe they are special and unique people. They expect toreceive approval and praise for their superior quality, beingshocked when they do not get the recognition they think theydeserve and often presenting the tendency to ruminate about thefailure on the part of the other. Together with this, we find inthem the tendency to react to criticism experiencing anger on theone hand, the other shame. By virtue of the personal value thatbelieve they have, these people assume they have to attend and canbe understood only by special people, prestigious or high social orintellectual, from the consideration that their needs are beyondthe understanding and the competence of ordinary people. Requiresexcessive admiration from the environment. Have the expectationthat everything is due to them and that, as a result of their beingspecial people and above, must obtain favorable treatment, as wellas the immediate satisfaction of their priorities, which theyexpect others necessarily subject themselves, and when this is notoccurs, they become angry and dismissive. This sense ofentitlement, together with the lack of sensitivity to the desiresand needs of others, often result in a tendency to exploitation andmanipulation interpersonal individuals who have a narcissisticpersonality disorder, in fact, tend to form friendships or romanticrelationships only if they know that the other can help satisfytheir own purposes (first of all strengthen and enhance self-esteemand self-worth); expect also huge availability and dedication onthe part of others, to abuse, without regard for the consequences.Parallel to this, the other is idealized up to that satisfies theneed for admiration and gratification, for then also be sharplydevalued when no longer performs this function. These individualsgenerally lack empathy, proving unable to recognize the feelingsand needs of others and to identify with them. When the subjectiveexperience of the other is cultured, it is generally conceiveddisparagingly, as a sign of weakness and lack of self-worth. Ingeneral, however, in the course of treatment, when the therapeuticrelationship has been established show to have highly developedskills also describe the psychological life of the people in theirneighborhood.

In relationships tend to appear emotionallycold and detached, and regardless of the pain that generate anotherbecause of their observations and considerations, most oftenexpressed in tones haughty and contemptuous. The gap is accentuatedwhen others feel needy or turn to them for help. Finally, they areoften absorbed in fantasies of unlimited success, power,brilliance, beauty, or ideal love, envious of others or believethat others are envious of them. Generally tend to envy to othersuccesses and properties, believing that he deserves more of themthe results they have achieved or privileges they enjoy in thissense, tend to devalue the contributions of others whenever theyget recognition or appreciation for their work.

The narcissistic personality disorder hasits onset in early adulthood. The narcissistic traits can be quitecommon in adolescents, yet not necessarily indicate that inadulthood the individual will face a narcissistic personalitydisorder. Those who suffer from this disorder may also presentconsiderable difficulties in adapting to the onset of physicallimitations and / or work related to the aging process.Approximately 50-75% of individuals who have been diagnosed withnarcissistic personality disorder are male. Estimates of theprevalence of this disorder vary from 2% to 16% in clinicalpopulation and are less than 1% in the general population.