Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Characteristics of Narcissism Personal Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality disorder that is shown by having a grandiose state of mind in young adults. The number of people with this condition is highly disputed with some theories stating that can be as high as one percent of the population. However, most experts agree that this is not the case and the actual statistics are much lower. Narcissistic personality disorder is also disputed as the cause.
There are two theories. One being that the disease is caused by early trauma causing developmental disorders. Another theory is that it is learn behavior that have no clinical cause.
If the origin of the disease is clinical in nature, caused by early developmental issues, …show more content…
Even if they are in treatment, studies show that it takes years to make any significant progress. Health insurance companies have different policies on coverage for this disorder, but for the length of time treatment is necessary in order to be successful, there will probably need to be a significant out of pocket expenses. Narcissistic personality disorder will cause problems at home and in a career. A narcissist will not be able to maintain a healthy relationship for a very long time and also will be big problems in productive activities, such as school or work. They believe they have a great life with many friends and an endless opportunity for wealth or fame. They will react offensively when the reality of a situation intrude and tend to blame others for anything negative that may happen in their …show more content…
They are also threatened by people who do not kowtow to them or who challenge them in any way. Their defense mechanism is contempt. The only way to neutralize the threat and the failure of their own ego is to put these people down. They may do it in a condescending or contemptuous manner to show how little the other people means to them. Or they can try to scold the attack with insults, intimidation and threats to force the other back into line. Constantly envious and seeks to hurt or destroy the objects of his or her frustration, suffering from persecution delusions (paranoid) as he or she believes that they feel the same about him or her and are likely to act

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