How to Recognize a Narcissist

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is a publication by The American Psychiatric Association and is used by clinicians for classifying and diagnosing mental disorders. It is the official source for definitions related to mental illness, and is also known as the DSM-V). Personality disorders, specifically Cluster B types like narcissism, are characterized by “drama, unreliable and very emotional behavior” (Hoermann, Ph.D., S., Zupanick, Psy.D., C., & Dombeck, Ph.D., M. (2019)

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How to recognize a narcissist
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According to the DSM-IV, Narcissism is characterized by these nine criteria: a grandiose sense of self-importance, is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, etc., believes s/he is 'special' and can only be understood by, or associate with like-minded people, requires excessive admiration, feels entitled to, and expects, special treatment, is manipulative and exploitative, lacks empathy, is envious of others and/or believes others are envious of them, displays arrogant or haughty behavior. To be diagnosed with narcissism, at least five of these specific traits must be expressed.
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