The clinical personality disorder narcissism is created through the encouragement or the discouragement of narcissistic traits during childhood development produced by caregivers. Narcissism has been recognized as a clinical personality disorder because it directly affects a person’s relationships, work and physical and mental health. A personality disorder can be described as a fault in one’s capability to manage emotions, hold onto self and identity and have healthy relationships. Narcissism has been defined by health care professionals as the ability to see not only one’s self but others in a positive or negative view throughout their lifetime. The disorder of clinical narcissism is identified in two categories with some narcists branching…show more content… NPI is a form of narcissism in which a person exercises a narcissistic trait. A narcissistic trait gives a boost of convenience and fills one’s self-worth, for instance before an exam, public speaking or before a job interview. An examination for NPI was developed in 1979 by Robert Raskin and Calvin S. Hall. The examination was conducted using a series of statements, the induvial being tested was asked to choose between two statements regarding the levels of his truthfulness, self-esteem and his leadership qualities. Research from the examinations showed that the scores ranged from 0-40, with the average score falling in-between the low to mid-teens. NPD is a manifestation of NPI and can only be identified by a mental health professional. True NPD is rare within society, psychologists stated that only 1 percent of the population recorded as being correctly diagnosed as having NPD. This implies that while psychologists have been trained to correctly recognise NPD in a person, the cohort of narcissistic persons would identify as having NPI rather than NPD. Research shows that NPD arises from attention seeking as a child and a caregiver’s involvement. While narcissism is diagnosed in two categories, it can take an…show more content… A contemporary representation of narcissism is the association of vainness or grandiosity, the notion that an induvial is in the top 1 percent regarding skill, appearance and accomplishments. For example, a celebrity. However, not all narcists are categorised as vain. Craig Malkin, a psychologist says that forcing on stereotypical narcissism will lead to missing the warning signs of a different appearance of the clinical personality disorder. A narcist can be communal and derive their narcissistic pleasure from helping others and receiving praise from everyday life. The pleasure a communal narcissist receives can lead to being overly generous resulting in a lonely life and the communal narcissist may develop into a narcist that has little to no self-worth, are introverted and vulnerable. These individuals seek reassure to fuel their narcissistic needs. Malkin specified that the key to setting a person apart from the stereotypical narcissism and the appearances or subtypes are their actions, self-filling compliments and their thoughts. The direct result of dividing stereotypical narcissism and its appearances is the satisfaction of being unique to one’s society by the narcist themselves. The fundamentals of narcissism development are introduced through the parenting skills of children by caregivers from an early childhood
