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Ever told a terrible ex you would write a book about your relationship? This is that book. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is the perfect Valentines gift for your awful ex. ... Read more

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Totally brutal gold
Some books make time stop for a moment. This is one of those books.

Glowinski is sharp and cold in his insightful incision into bad relationships.

If you've ever had a relationship with a self-centred, narcissistic and arrogant lover, this book will be both liberating and breath-taking.

It will help you realize that some people exist for only one reason: to suck the life out of you.

I recommend this tittle for anyone who has fallen in and out of love. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, published by American Mental Health Counselors Association on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 6688 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Controversial Issues in the Diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A Review of the Literature.
Author: Luis A. Rivas
Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: American Mental Health Counselors Association
Volume: 23Issue: 1Page: 22

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to narcissistic personality disorder. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to narcissistic personality disorder.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive two-volume set providing detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, in an easy-to-use format. It includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

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This digital document is an article from Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, published by American Psychotherapy Association on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2705 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Author: Robert C. Schwartz
Publication: Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: American Psychotherapy Association
Volume: 5Issue: 4Page: 20(3)

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This digital document is an article from Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 5372 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A self-psychology approach to narcissistic personality disorder: a nursing reflection.(Author Abstract)
Author: Donna M. Czuchta Romano
Publication: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 40Issue: 1Page: 20(9)

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Dixit Magister
Despite being identified with an idiosyncratic approach to the concept of self - known as Self Psychology - Kohut shapes our modern understanding of narcissism, both healthy and pathological.

He said that pathological narcissism is not the result of excessive narcissism, libido or aggression.

It is the result of defective, deformed or incomplete narcissistic (self) structures. Kohut postulated the existence of core constructs which he named: the Grandiose Exhibitionistic Self and the Idealized Parent Imago (see below). Children entertain notions of greatness (primitive or naive grandiosity) mingled with magical thinking, feelings of omnipotence and omniscience and a belief in their immunity to the consequences of their actions. These elements and the child's feelings regarding its parents (which are also painted by it with a brush of omnipotence and grandiosity) - coagulate and form these constructs.

The child's feelings towards its parents are reactions to their responses (affirmation, buffering, modulation or disapproval, punisment, even abuse).

These responses help maintain the self-structures. Without the appropriate responses, grandiosity, for instance, cannot be transformed into adult ambitions and ideals.

To Kohut, grandiosity and idealization were positive childhood development mechanisms. Even their reappearance in transference should not be considered a pathological narcissistic regression. am Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited".

A true masterpiece
I can't believe I am the first person to review this book. This is one of the best books ever written on self development and it's pathological side: narcissistic disorders.

Kohut was so technical in his writting that perhaps it can be quite hard for beginners to "get" all the consequences that can be extracted from it's reading.

Kohut was lucid, had a great human understanding and never confined his thinking to the realms of the already accepted psychoanalitic truths.

It's a demanding book but worth reading! ... Read more

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This volume presents a fully integrated developmental approach that not only differentiates between varying etiologies of the narcissistic and borderline disorders but also provides a detailed guide to effective treatment. ... Read more

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Narcissism Unveiled
If you want to learn more about pathological narcissism, borderline conditions and other low-organization personalities - this book is for you. Essentially a textbook, it is a surprisingly interesting read (case studies intersdpersed). Some professional jargon and the book's bias in favour of psychodynamic theories may make best as a second read about narcissism. Sam Vaknin, author of 'Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited'.

Worth every penny
One of the best I have ever read--and have the pleasure of owning--on the subject. I refer to it time and time again. Comprehensive, insightful, and lucidly written. ... Read more