Narcissistic personality disorder
Symptoms & Signs
A person with narcissistic personality disorder: - Reacts to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation
- Takes advantage of other people to achieve his or her own goals
- Has feelings of self-importance
- Exaggerates achievements and talents
- Is preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love
- Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
- Requires constant attention and admiration
- Disregards the feelings of others, lacks empathy
- Has obsessive self-interest
- Pursues mainly selfish goals
Diagnosis & Tests
Personality disorders are diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.
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