Question 1

what is the narcissistic personality disorder?

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Much Self-Importance: It's a condition in which there is an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with oneself. As with all personality disorders, a mental health professional diagnoses the disorder after a psychological evaluation of the history and severity of the symptoms. Psychotherapy (talk therapy) may help a person with the disorder improve functioning and relationships with others.

Question 2

can narcissistic personality disorder be cured?

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Personality : Disorders are very hard to cure. Usually, people feel comfortable with their personality and see no need to change. The place to start is with parts of their personality that they are uncomfortable with (i.e. Neurotic parts). Slow minimal progress can be made.

Question 3

how common is narcissistic personality disorder?

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Less than 1% of the: General population.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

any benefit if i have narcissistic personality disorder?

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Perhaps some: Often people who are (unhealthily) narcissistic are very charming and impress people enough with their self-confidence and capacity that they manage to rise high in the ranks.  Ultimately, such people are rather self-involved, do not tend to appreciate others, and have difficulty participating in mutually satisfying relationships.  Many of our politicians are quite narcissistic!

Question 7

who would want to cure narcissistic personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

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 8

could my friend have npd (narcissistic personality disorder)?

Accepted Answer

Why do you ask?: Truth be told, it's not really a lay person's place to go diagnosing acquaintances / activity partners. Egomaniacs and people with exaggerated needs to be admired aren't the people that most folks choose for friends, and you're not likely to help or change such a person.

Question 9

can the mmpi test identify narcissistic personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Yes: An mmpi result could be consistent with a narcissitic personality disorder. However psychological testing results alone should not be used to make the diagnosis. The results can be used to help confirm what is noted with formal evaluation.

Question 10

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.

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