Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Overview
Narcissistic personality disorder, drawing its name from the Greek myth of Narcissus (Pincus and Lukowitsky, 2010), is a rare personality disorder that is characterized by “an exaggerated and unrealistic sense of superiority, a need for admiration, and an inability to understand the feelings of others” (Bates and Neff, 2017). According to Mayo Clinic, those who suffer from narcissistic personality disorder may find it difficult to achieve fulfillment from relationships, and can be unhappy when they do not receive special attention or admiration. People with NPD feel the need to be the center of attention and inflate their egos by exaggerating their accomplishments. It can cause people to be arrogant, …show more content…
One such instance is perceived favoritism among not only child siblings, but adult ones as well. In fact, a study by the Journal of Psychology shows a direct correlation between the ages of siblings and the narcissistic hostility that they display to one another.
Children
Children in recent times have nearly unlimited access to a new medium than their parents before them: the internet. Social media can be exploited and used as an outlet to feel superior to others for children and young adults with narcissistic personality disorder. On the flip side of that, some can feel depressed when they do not receive the self-validation that they so desperately seek online. It can, however, serve as a source of therapy to people with the disorder, such as the case of a 15-year-old homosexual boy named Brad, who could connect with other gay teens across the globe and find solace in a new community that he would otherwise not have access to (Tyminski, 2014). The internet was a tool that helped the boy come to understand that he did not have to be defensive or prove his superiority to
Overview
Narcissistic personality disorder, drawing its name from the Greek myth of Narcissus (Pincus and Lukowitsky, 2010), is a rare personality disorder that is characterized by “an exaggerated and unrealistic sense of superiority, a need for admiration, and an inability to understand the feelings of others” (Bates and Neff, 2017). According to Mayo Clinic, those who suffer from narcissistic personality disorder may find it difficult to achieve fulfillment from relationships, and can be unhappy when they do not receive special attention or admiration. People with NPD feel the need to be the center of attention and inflate their egos by exaggerating their accomplishments. It can cause people to be arrogant, …show more content…
One such instance is perceived favoritism among not only child siblings, but adult ones as well. In fact, a study by the Journal of Psychology shows a direct correlation between the ages of siblings and the narcissistic hostility that they display to one another.
Children
Children in recent times have nearly unlimited access to a new medium than their parents before them: the internet. Social media can be exploited and used as an outlet to feel superior to others for children and young adults with narcissistic personality disorder. On the flip side of that, some can feel depressed when they do not receive the self-validation that they so desperately seek online. It can, however, serve as a source of therapy to people with the disorder, such as the case of a 15-year-old homosexual boy named Brad, who could connect with other gay teens across the globe and find solace in a new community that he would otherwise not have access to (Tyminski, 2014). The internet was a tool that helped the boy come to understand that he did not have to be defensive or prove his superiority to