Knowra Narcissistic personality disorder Narcissistic personality disorder Narcissistic personality disorder is a persistent pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and impaired empathy that causes distress or difficulty in relationships and other areas of life.
Narcissism : A broad pattern of self-focus, self-importance, or admiration-seeking that varies in degree and form. The disorder is one clinical form of a broader set of narcissistic traits.
Self-esteem : A person's overall evaluation of their own worth. Studies examine how self-esteem may fluctuate beneath outward confidence in some presentations.
Psychotherapy : The treatment of psychological difficulties through structured conversation and other psychological methods. Psychotherapy is the main treatment approach for addressing enduring relational and emotional patterns.
Narcissistic traits : Personality characteristics involving self-importance, admiration-seeking, or entitlement that do not necessarily constitute a disorder. Traits alone do not establish the persistent impairment required for a diagnosis.
Etiology of narcissistic personality disorder : The study of factors that contribute to the development of narcissistic personality disorder. No single cause explains the disorder; developmental and social influences remain under study.
Grandiosity : An inflated sense of one's importance, abilities, status, or entitlement. Grandiosity is a central feature of the disorder's characteristic self-image.
Emotion regulation : The processes by which people influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they express them. Difficulties managing shame, anger, or rejection can contribute to interpersonal conflict.
Schema therapy : A psychotherapy integrating cognitive, behavioral, and experiential methods to address persistent maladaptive patterns. It targets entrenched beliefs and interpersonal patterns that may maintain the disorder.
Narcissistic Personality Inventory : A self-report questionnaire designed to measure narcissistic traits, especially in nonclinical populations. A high questionnaire score is not equivalent to a clinical diagnosis.
Narcissistic personality disorder prevalence : The frequency of narcissistic personality disorder in a defined population over a specified period. Estimates vary with sampling and diagnostic methods, leaving population frequency uncertain.
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