Narcissistic Personality Disorder Research Paper

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A Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which a person has an exaggerated sense of self-importance to most people they are seen as conceited or egotistical. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the many other type of disorders. The word Narcissistic comes from Narcissus who was known to be a Greek mythology character that fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water and dies because he ignores everything around him he does not eat or sleep. Narcissistic Personality Disorder also known as NPD it has been known as a disorder that cannot be cured but may be able to be treated with therapy or through medications. The most effective way for a narcissistic patient to improve their exaggerated interest in themselves …show more content…

Researchers still have no specific evidence to how most people develop a Narcissistic Personality Disorder although they have made many theories to how most might develop a narcissistic disorder. Some of these researchers believe that it may involve a biopsychosocial that causes people to have a narcissistic personality disorder. The Psych Central Staff states “the causes of are likely due to biological and genetic factors, social factors (such as how a person interacts in their early development with their family and friends and other children), and psychological factors (the individual’s personality and temperament, shaped by their environment and learned coping skills to deal with stress).” Some researchers believe that this disorder may develop a persons to have a deep need for admiration for themselves and a lack of empathy for others because a narcissistic personality disorder during their early childhood experiences the article of Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) wrote: “Early childhood risk factors include:problems such as insensitive parenting, over-praise and excessive pampering-when parents focus intensely on a particularly talent or the …show more content…

The rates are greater for men at 7.75 while for women it is up to 4.8%. Facts show that there are less than 200,000 cases in the United States per year. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is not a very none disorder between people and is considered as rare. The article What is narcissistic personality disorder? By Christian Nordqvist writes “Some suggest it may be associated with certain circumstances during childhood, such as very high expectations, over-pampering, neglect, and even abuse. Perhaps the individual learnt manipulative behaviors from their parents or household members during childhood.” The age in which the Narcissistic Personality Disorder is mostly diagnosed in is ages 19-40 and ages 6-13 has the lowest people diagnosed. People who are diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder try to portray themselves as the most perfect person to others. The article of J Clin Psychiatry. states “NPD was significantly more prevalent among black men and women and Hispanic women, younger adults, and separated/divorced/widowed and never married adults. NPD was associated with mental disability among men but not