The difference between positive self-esteem and narcissistic personality style is that positive self-esteem can be considered a primary attitude in the evaluation of oneself by engaging a conscious and third person feeling for self. (Baumeister, 1993: Crocker & Major, 1989: et.al 2004). Unlike narcissist where a person has a highly positive self-view. (Campbell, Bosson et.al 2007) Narcissism has broad effects on how people value, selects, organize, store, and activate self-knowledge (Mort & Rhodewalt, 2001; Rhodewalt, 2005). Consequently, Jeanette has a narcissistic personality style. She brags on herself often and credits and give praises to her many accomplishments. Mistakes that are made are made at work or ignored and consistently blame other for her shot falls. Jeanette exhibit grandiose narcissists because she entertains self-aggrandizing and demonstrate a heightened sense of entitlement and a willingness to exploit others. (Dickinson & Pincus, 2003). …show more content…
First, self-concept maintenance is related to individualism collectivism. (Triandis, 1989) has been related to widely varying psychological process, such as motivations for uniqueness. Next, self-identity theory was design to illuminate the nature and origins of self-knowledge, especially the reactions of others and the roles people play. This theory assumes by observing how we fit into social relationship and how others react to us (Mead