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Narcissus Research Paper

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NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY

THE STORY OF NARCISSUS The term ‘Narcissism’ is derived from the Greek myth of Narcissus. The story of Narcissus is presented in Metamorphoses of Ovid. Narcissus was a hunter who was known for his handsome look. He was the son of river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope. He was proud and rejected whoever loved him. Echo, the mountain nymph loved him and started following him. Once Narcissus was walking in a forest, there he felt that someone was following him. It was Echo, who followed him. She revealed her identity and tried to embrace him. He stepped away and asked her to leave him. After this, the heart-broken Echo spent her life in glens. Nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis, who was watching this, attracted Narcissus towards a pool where he fell in love with his own image without knowing that it was his own reflection. Unable to leave the beauty of himself, Narcissus drowned.
NARCISSISM
Narcissism, in psychological point of view, is self-involvement attitude and having no empathy for others. Narcissism can be an overblown ego that can take over the personality of an individual.

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY Narcissist people seek perfection in everything. They use false self as a …show more content…

Living in a fantasy world they become involved in material things and vanity and develop interest in the thing which is not real such as, movies, rock stars, soap operas and video games. People who possess Narcissistic traits process information, emotions and unresolved pain to make up for what they did not in their have in childhood. They often place unrealistic demands on others to make them feel better. They cannot tolerate negative emotional distress and turn it on others and blame them without looking at their own problems. Narcissistic persons believe that they are superior to

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