Narcissistic Personality Disorder Research Paper

Stop being so full of yourself:
Narcissistic Personality Disorder

A young handsome man, who views his female suitors as unworthy of his beauty is condemned by the gods to never find true love. One day he saw his reflection in a pool, and he stares at himself lovingly for so long eventually he simply withers away and dies. This is the story of Narcissus in Greek mythology for which Narcissistic Personality Disorders is named for. NPD is a serious life consuming disease that is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance. Though many people seem to have NPD it is only defined as disorder if it interferes with one’s life. In this paper I will discuss the symptoms, onset, the theories, and treatments.
It is seen in two to sixteen percent of clinical outpatients.” Narcissism is generally seen in adolselance or primary narcissism, as a healthy part of development, but most teenagers will grow out of it when it is carried into adulthood or secondary narcissism it is then consider a disorder. Many specialists believe that people with NPD fear growing up because they will lose their youthful superiority. Each person with NPD are different they share similar core issues but it is manifest in each person differently. According to BehaveNet.com “Researchers have identified childhood developmental factors and parenting behaviors that may contribute to the disorder: An oversensitive temperament at birth. Overindulgence and overvaluation by parents. Valued by parents as a means to regulate their own self-esteem. Excessive admiration that is never balanced with realistic feedback. Unpredictable or unreliable care giving from parent’s .Severe emotional abuse in childhood. Being praised for perceived exceptional looks or talents by adults. Learning manipulative behaviors from
They try to get the therapist to enforce their inflated sense of importance and image. When then questioned about the reality of such self images they then become defensive and will many times stop coming to therapy. At first the therapist goal is to help the individual with the symptoms and then later on help create a realist image of the self and to focus on the feeling of other people. Medication is only used to treat related symptoms like anxiety or depression. There are many disagreements as to the treatment some researchers say it is a learned behavior while other say it is a character disorder. There is only very small amount of research and development in the study of NPD. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a sense of being the best not based on reality. In young adulthood it is consider normal to be a bit narcissistic but not into adulthood. The treatment is limited and uncertain to work. It is life consuming and at many times an isolating disease because the narcissist lack all forms of empathy and only care for