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Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder . Who is the narcissist?.

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Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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  1. Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder Asta Pažarauskaitė

  2. Who is the narcissist? It is a person who seeks perfection. He uses the false self as a protection mechanism against attacks from the outside world. The false self is like a mask which people use to hide their fear and their feeling of being insecure.

  3. What feelings do narcissists have? • Shame • Envy (jealousy) • Fear • Arrogance • Exploitative behavior

  4. Do narcissists love themselves? The answer is no. Narcissists love just the image of themselves and think that people will love them just when they are perfect.

  5. Differences between male and female narcissists • There are more men who suffer from this personality disorder than women. • Female and male narcissists tend to use different techniques of using other people (sexuality, seduction, physique)

  6. Causes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder • Social conditioning • Parenting

  7. Can narcissists ever get better? The biggest problem facing the healing of a narcissist is the narcissist himself. Steps: Narcissists would have to admit that something was wrong with them in order to go and seek any form of therapy. When narcissists do find the strength to go to therapy they look at thetherapist as other people who they use.

  8. Can narcissists ever get better? • Narcissists may give up very soon because of seeing treatment as a waste of time. • Some therapists will give up the hope of helping the narcissist too early. Also narcissistic patients can be ungrateful and critical of their therapist

  9. Conclusion Today the situation is favourable for people who have a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They have all possibilities to disappear in the crowd because they can manipulate others.

  10. Thank you

  11. References: • http://www.mentalhealth.com (2007 10 29) • http://www.narcissistic-personality-disorder.com (2007 10 29) • A. Dembinskas “Psichiatrija” Vilnius, 2003 m. 4 skyrius “Pagrindiniai psichikos sutrikimų simptomai ir sindromai” (127-238 psl) • http://psychologytoday.com (2007 10 29)

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