What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

[Music] narcissistic personality disorder is one of ten personality disorders in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders published by the american psychiatric association [Music] in general a personality disorder is defined by a long-term presence of internal experiences and external behaviors that differ greatly from the norm of an individual society and culture these experiences and behaviors are consistent no matter the situation do not change much over time and cause the individual distress personality disorders impact the way people think feel relate to others and behave they can negatively impact the ability to succeed at work or school and be a barrier to maintaining healthy relationships when it comes to narcissistic personality disorder or npd these are some of the most notable and defining symptoms a grandiose sense of their own importance shown by a tendency to exaggerate or brag about achievements and attempt to impress others or seem superior a need for significant amounts of attention and admiration from others a lack of empathy or being unable or unwilling to consider or acknowledge the needs and feelings of other people in addition people may have unrealistic fantasies about or high opinions of their own status beauty talent intelligence and ability to achieve fame fortune and power they may also have an unrealistic or idealized standard for love this could be related to a belief that they are special and of high status so only people and organizations who are also special in high status can relate to and associate with them people living with npd may have a sense that they are entitled to special treatment or have unrealistically high expectations of people and situations they tend to take advantage of and even harm other people in order to get their own needs met they may be envious of others and convinced that others are envious of them and can come off as arrogant or haughty no one person's experience is the same some people also experience anxiety in mood swings and other mental health disorders those around them may note that their ideas and needs may vary or contradict themselves there are numerous factors that can contribute to the development of the disorder some that have been proposed are genetic factors innate personality traits and certain childhood experiences these experiences could include abuse rejection or even being overly praised and admired for being special npd is one of the most stigmatized mental health disorders mostly due to how the impairment of interpersonal and social skills impacts the people around them however it's important to remember that at the core of someone's internal experience they may feel empty or numb have intense feelings of shame self-hate or worthlessness and immensely painful past experiences having the same level of respect and compassion towards those experiencing this disorder that you would have for someone experiencing any other mental illness is vital to destigmatizing this disorder and paving the path towards more people getting the care they need people living with personality disorders can and do benefit from treatment which can include talk therapy medication management and more if you or someone you know may be living with narcissistic personality disorder contact a behavioral health care provider to learn more about treatment options if you're a mental or behavioral health provider seeking information on evidence-based treatment check out our multimedia solution for continuing education and shareable patient resources at cychub.com [Music] you

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Published: Tue Sep 28 2021