NARCISSISM Narcissism is a term that originated with Narcissus in - TopicsExpress



          

NARCISSISM Narcissism is a term that originated with Narcissus in Greek mythology who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water. Currently it is used to describe the pursuit of gratification from vanity, or egotistic admiration of ones own physical or mental attributes, that derive from arrogant pride. Narcissism has included particular meanings in specific fields: A concept in psychoanalytic theory, introduced in Sigmund Freuds On Narcissism An Axis II disorder, Narcissistic personality disorder, in DSM-IV A social or cultural problem A factor in trait theory used in some self-report inventories of personality such as the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Except in the sense of primary narcissism or healthy self-love, narcissism is usually considered a problem in a person or groups relationships with self and others. Narcissism is not the same as egocentrism.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:01:18 +0000

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