5 traits of narcissism are needed for narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis
For a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder a person must have five of the following nine symptoms:
Grandiosity and overestimates their worth and abilities
Belief of being ‘special’ and that only other ‘special’ people are worth time and energy
Fanaticizes about success and their own brilliance as well as other personal qualifications that are special
Needs constant admiration
Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., believing that they are so special, others should give them favorable treatment
Exploits others, i.e., takes advantage of people as their right to do so
Typically arrogant and self-serving and patronizing of others
Lacks empathy, i.e., doesn’t have compassion for others and doesn’t understand these feelings of others
Envious of others although they won’t show this and also believes that others are envious of them.
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