{"id":76,"date":"2020-01-27T00:02:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T00:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/204.48.22.247\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2020-01-27T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:58:30","slug":"npd-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"NPD CHECKLIST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DSM-5 [1] Signs and Symptoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>NPD is defined as comprising a pervasive pattern of:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>\uf06f grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior),&nbsp;<\/li><li>\uf06f a constant need for admiration, and&nbsp;<\/li><li>\uf06f a lack of empathy,&nbsp;<\/li><li>\uf06f beginning by early adulthood and&nbsp;<\/li><li>\uf06f present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by the presence of at least 5 of the following 9 criteria:<\/li><li>\uf06f A grandiose sense of self-importance<\/li><li>\uf06f A preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love<\/li><li>\uf06f A belief that he or she is special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people or institutions<\/li><li>\uf06f A need for excessive admiration<\/li><li>\uf06f A sense of entitlement<\/li><li>\uf06f Interpersonally exploitive behavior<\/li><li>\uf06f A lack of empathy<\/li><li>\uf06f Envy of others or a belief that others are envious of him or her<\/li><li>\uf06f A demonstration of arrogant and haughty behaviors or attitudes<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Alternative models and Diagnosis and Management information are cited in DSM-5, NPD.\u201d<br>[1] American Psychiatric Association, Personality Disorders, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.; 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u201cCommon Symptoms of a Narcissistic Personality [2]:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;1. \uf06f They concentrate on grandiose fantasies (e.g. their own success, beauty, brilliance) &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;2. \uf06f Manipulative and exploitative of others to achieve personal gain<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;3. \uf06f Lacks empathy and is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;of others.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;4. \uf06f Intensely envious of others and the belief that others are equally envious of them<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;5. \uf06f Expecting unquestioning compliance with their expectations and demands<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;6. \uf06f Behaving in an arrogant manner<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;7. \uf06f Exaggerating achievements<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;8. \uf06f Difficulty tolerating criticism or defeat\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2] The Warning Signs That Your Parents Have Narcissistic Personality Disorder (And What To Do About It), By Camille Storm, 2017,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/camille-kariuki\/2017\/03\/the-most-important-warning-signs-that-your-parents-have-narcissistic-personality-disorder-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/camille-kariuki\/2017\/03\/the-most-important-warning-signs-that-your-parents-have-narcissistic-personality-disorder-and-what-to-do-about-it\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Mayo Clinic, Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. [3]<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A. People with the disorder can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>\uf06f Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance<\/li><li>\uf06f Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration<\/li><li>\uf06f Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it<\/li><li>\uf06f Exaggerate achievements and talents<\/li><li>\uf06f Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate<\/li><li>\uf06f Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people<\/li><li>\uf06f Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior<\/li><li>\uf06f Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations<\/li><li>\uf06f Take advantage of others to get what they want<\/li><li>\uf06f Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others<\/li><li>\uf06f Be envious of others and believe others envy them<\/li><li>\uf06f Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious<\/li><li>\uf06f Insist on having the best of everything \u2014 for instance, the best car or office<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B. At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they perceive as criticism, and they can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>\uf06f Become impatient or angry when they don&#8217;t receive special treatment<\/li><li>\uf06f Have significant interpersonal problems and easily feel slighted<\/li><li>\uf06f React with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make themselves appear superior<\/li><li>\uf06f Have difficulty regulating emotions and behavior<\/li><li>\uf06f Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change<\/li><li>\uf06f Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection<\/li><li>\uf06f Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability and humiliation\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3] Mayo Clinic, Narcissistic personality disorder,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20366662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20366662<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DSM-5 [1] Signs and Symptoms: NPD is defined as comprising a pervasive pattern of: \uf06f grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior),&nbsp; \uf06f a constant need for admiration, and&nbsp; \uf06f a lack of empathy,&nbsp; \uf06f beginning by early adulthood and&nbsp; \uf06f present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by the presence of at least 5 of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}