Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study [PDF]
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020 Background Research into the personality trait of narcissism have advanced further understanding of the pathological concomitants of grandiosity, vulnerability and interpersonal antagonism.
Nicholas J. S. Day +2 more
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Living with pathological narcissism: core conflictual relational themes within intimate relationships [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Pathological narcissism is a severe mental health condition that includes disturbances in interpersonal functioning. Interpersonal difficulties by those affected include aggressive, domineering, cold and coercive behaviours which often result ...
Nicholas J. S. Day +2 more
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Considering Envy and Rivalry within the nomological network of pathological narcissism: an empirical study [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Few is known regarding the intervening variables between pathological narcissism and sadism personality. Specifically, envy is a psychoanalytical construct that appears especially promising in illuminating such relationships. Objectives To
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Pathological Narcissism and Emotional Responses to Rejection: The Impact of Adult Attachment [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Background: Aspects of pathological narcissism, such as grandiosity, vulnerability and entitlement, tend be enacted in therapeutic settings, negatively influencing outcome and alliance between the clients and therapist. This research took an experimental
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“It’s not you, it’s me”: identity disturbance as the main contributor to interpersonal problems in pathological narcissism [PDF]
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2023 Background Core impairments in self and other functioning typify individuals with personality disorder. While interpersonal dysfunction is a known element of narcissistic disorders, empirical research investigating intrapersonal elements is lacking.
Marko Biberdzic +2 more
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Dimensions of pathological narcissism and intention to vote for Donald Trump. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Pathological narcissism is a term often applied to former President Donald Trump, but it has been less examined as a potential predictor of voting for him. Trump projects a grandiose and omnipotent self-image during press conferences and rallies, and his
Matthew M Yalch
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Clinician perception of pathological narcissism in females: a vignette-based study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 The DSM-5 reports that up to 75% of those diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are males, which denotes that narcissism is a clinical phenomenon that operates differently in men and women.
Ava Green, Rory MacLean, Kathy Charles
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Gender differences and age trends in pathological narcissism on a sample of Iranian students [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground The prevalence of narcissistic personality disorder is higher in men than women, and men tend to score higher than women on many self-report measures of narcissism.
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Discover Psychology, 2023 Identifying personality features underlying pathological narcissism is important for informing treatment of pathological narcissism. The present study investigated both attachment insecurity and dysfunctional identity in relation to pathological ...
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Mentalization-Based Treatment for Pathological Narcissism [PDF]
Journal of Personality Disorders, 2020 Despite the growing cultural and empirical interest in pathological narcissism (PN), effective treatment guidelines for PN have not yet been established. This article develops mentalization-based treatment (MBT), a leading evidence-based therapy for borderline personality disorder, as a primary intervention for PN.
Robert P Drozek, Brandon T Unruh
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