Question 1

how common is narcissistic personality disorder?

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Less than 1% of the: General population.

Question 2

how can you treat narcissistic personality disorder?

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Narcissistic PD: Treating narcissistic pd requires intensive, long-term psychotherapy with an experienced therapist.  These people usually don't seek treatment until marital or work relationship problems cause enough distress to force the issue.  They are exquisitely sensitive to slights or criticism, and intense shame and scathing rage can disrupt the therapeutic relationship.  The therapist walks a thin line.

Question 3

is narcissistic personality disorder a serious problem?

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YES: It is for the people in the narcissist's life. Narcissist's are insenstive mates. They invest in others to get something back. When there are two pieces of pie, the narcissist will consistently take the big piece. Narcissists often get off on making other people feel inferior & insignificant. The narcissist needs lots of strokes & admiration. Narcissists cause other pain.

Question 4

who would want to cure narcissistic personality disorder?

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Psychotherapists: Many psychotherapists are specifically interested in working with personality disorders and develop a special expertise in this area.  Given how prevalent npd is, however, most therapists work with individuals with this diagnosis, or definitely traits of it...

Question 5

if someone has narcissistic personality disorder what can we do?

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Who is &quot;we&quot;?: Narcissistic personality can be treated effectively in psychotherapy, specifically psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapy.  It is generally long-term therapy.  If by &quot;we&quot; you mean friends or family who have to deal with the person (not the person himself/herself), that is a different question.

Question 6

please explain who first discovered narcissistic personality disorder?

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Narcissism History: Reference site:  http://psychology.About.Com/od/personalitydisorders/a/narcissisticpd.Htm.

Question 7

could my friend have npd (narcissistic personality disorder), how to know?

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The best way for: Your friend to know if she or he has a narcissistic personality disorder is via psychiatric or psychological evaluation. Self diagnosis and diagnosis of friends can be fraught with error.  Take care.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: narcissistic personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Narcissistic PD: Narcissistic personality d/o is a mental disorder with fixed and pervasive patterns of inner experience and outer behavior involving grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy for others. The person expects to be treated as superior, believes s/he is more special than others, and exploits others.  Beneath all this lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.

Question 9

can you have both histrionic and narcissistic personality disorder simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Mixed traits: Certain clusters of personality features can blend into each other, including the combination of histrionic and narcissistic.  Borderline pd can be another  highly dramatic type of personality style whose features may be confused or overlap with these others'.

Question 10

could you tell me what happens to a person with a narcissistic personality disorder ?

Accepted Answer

Negative Impact Life: Reference site:  http://psychology.About.Com/od/personalitydisorders/a/narcissisticpd.Htm.

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