Narcissistic Personality Disorder Case Study

It didn’t occur to me until I arrived home and talked to some friends about my train ride home that the person I talked to on the train was suffering from narcissistic personality disorder. Robert walked with a certain air as if he served such a high degree of importance and had succeeded and accomplished very much. He was a young man who would like to focus the attention on himself constantly. As the train was leaving Chicago to Lincoln, I watched the train station in the distance, and noticed Robert sitting two seats away in the lounge car. He was quite the charming guy from first impressions. I remember him initiating conversation with me by asking for the time. As I reported the time to him, I remember him chuckling about not having his watch because it was in the repair shop. …show more content…
Studies indicate that if a child is praised excessively, that this could set the potential stage for NPD. Also, it can be to the child’s detriment if the child is under praised for this also could lead to low self esteem and the behavior of the child can be at risk. Behavioral theorists would probably advocate for parents to be healthy in their praising of their child and to not over or under appreciate the child’s accomplishments. Whereas behavioral theorists would focus on the mere actions of Robert, cognitive theorists would most likely focus on the thinking process that goes along with the behavior. The two work together in many ways. Humanistic theorists would look carefully at what happened to the patient in question. Perhaps Robert is reacting to the way he was brought up and he was denied the ability to express himself and now he’s acting out a certain way. They look to being more understanding of NPD sufferers and see the sufferers as victims what damage that has been masked. These issues need to be addressed in order for the subject to move forward in their