Post by jobs1stb4polarbear on May 6, 2012 19:54:22 GMT -5
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What is Narcissism ?
I think we should start at the beginning. The term "narcissism" was coined by Sigmund Freud, who named the phenomenon after the Narcissus in Greek mythology. Narcissus was a handsome young man who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo who loved him. As a punishment, the gods doomed him to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name. (Incidentally, Echo also wasted away until she was just a whisper, barely heard).
The clinical syndrome of Narcissism (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is described in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association as: "A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy."
According to the DSM-IV, the disorder begins by early adulthood and is indicated by the subject exhibiting at least five of the following:
1. An exaggerated sense of self-importance....Obama
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or
ideal love....Obama
3. Believes he is "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)...Obama
4. Requires excessive admiration....Obama
5. Has a sense of entitlement....Obama
6. Selfishly takes advantage of others to achieve his own ends....Obama
7. Lacks empathy.....Obama
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him....Obama
9. Shows arrogant, haughty, patronizing, or contemptuous behaviors or attitudes.....Obama
Everyone has some Narcissistic traits, and a certain amount of Narcissism is a necessary and healthy thing. What’s different about the personality disorder is that the symptoms are prominent and persistent over time and pervade every aspect of the person’s existence. It can be very disabling in extreme cases; and in others those who have this personality can make the people around them thoroughly miserable, since some narcissists can be manipulative, predatory and completely lacking in empathy. Narcissists are notoriously spiteful and vicious and usually alienate anyone close to them.
content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/05/obama-aide-no-spiking-the-football-on-bin-laden/1
What is Narcissism ?
I think we should start at the beginning. The term "narcissism" was coined by Sigmund Freud, who named the phenomenon after the Narcissus in Greek mythology. Narcissus was a handsome young man who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo who loved him. As a punishment, the gods doomed him to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name. (Incidentally, Echo also wasted away until she was just a whisper, barely heard).
The clinical syndrome of Narcissism (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is described in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association as: "A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy."
According to the DSM-IV, the disorder begins by early adulthood and is indicated by the subject exhibiting at least five of the following:
1. An exaggerated sense of self-importance....Obama
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or
ideal love....Obama
3. Believes he is "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)...Obama
4. Requires excessive admiration....Obama
5. Has a sense of entitlement....Obama
6. Selfishly takes advantage of others to achieve his own ends....Obama
7. Lacks empathy.....Obama
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him....Obama
9. Shows arrogant, haughty, patronizing, or contemptuous behaviors or attitudes.....Obama
Everyone has some Narcissistic traits, and a certain amount of Narcissism is a necessary and healthy thing. What’s different about the personality disorder is that the symptoms are prominent and persistent over time and pervade every aspect of the person’s existence. It can be very disabling in extreme cases; and in others those who have this personality can make the people around them thoroughly miserable, since some narcissists can be manipulative, predatory and completely lacking in empathy. Narcissists are notoriously spiteful and vicious and usually alienate anyone close to them.