A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of an inner experience and behavior that digress considerably from the expectations of the individuals culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Narcissistic Personality Disorder is one that appears dramatic, emotional, or erratic and is a pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, lack of empathy and the individual must present in a variety of contexts with five or more of the following characteristics: (a) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without
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Psychotherapy can help individuals learn to: (a) relate better with others so that their relationships are more intimate, enjoyable, and rewarding, (b) can help them understand the causes of their emotions and the reasons for their competitiveness, distrust, and self-esteems issues, (c) accept and maintain real personal relationships and collaboration with co-workers, (d) recognize and accept their actual competence and potential so they can tolerate criticisms or failures, (e) increase their ability to understand and regulate their feelings, and (f) release the desire for unattainable goals and ideal conditions and gain an acceptance of what's attainable and what they can accomplish (Mayo Foundation, 2016). Another form of therapy that is effective for individuals with narcissistic personality disorder is Group Therapy. The goals of group therapy when working with these individuals is to develop a healthy individuality (rather than a resilient narcissism) so that they can acknowledge others as separate persons, and to decrease the need for self-defeating coping mechanisms with the first step toward developing a working alliance being empathy with the surprise and hurt that the patient experiences as a result of confrontations within the group (Psych Central, 2016). The external structuring group therapy provides can control destructive behavior
Psychotherapy can help individuals learn to: (a) relate better with others so that their relationships are more intimate, enjoyable, and rewarding, (b) can help them understand the causes of their emotions and the reasons for their competitiveness, distrust, and self-esteems issues, (c) accept and maintain real personal relationships and collaboration with co-workers, (d) recognize and accept their actual competence and potential so they can tolerate criticisms or failures, (e) increase their ability to understand and regulate their feelings, and (f) release the desire for unattainable goals and ideal conditions and gain an acceptance of what's attainable and what they can accomplish (Mayo Foundation, 2016). Another form of therapy that is effective for individuals with narcissistic personality disorder is Group Therapy. The goals of group therapy when working with these individuals is to develop a healthy individuality (rather than a resilient narcissism) so that they can acknowledge others as separate persons, and to decrease the need for self-defeating coping mechanisms with the first step toward developing a working alliance being empathy with the surprise and hurt that the patient experiences as a result of confrontations within the group (Psych Central, 2016). The external structuring group therapy provides can control destructive behavior