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Narcissistic Personality Disorder The Disease Perspective The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, pg. 661) describes Narcissistic Personality Disorder as a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
* has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements);
* is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love;
* believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions);
* requires excessive admiration;
* has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations;
* is interpersonally exploitive, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends;
* lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others;
* is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her;
* shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
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