| rdfs:comment | - Narcissism is the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego. In psychology and psychiatry, excessive narcissism is recognized as a severe personality dysfunction or personality disorder, most characteristically narcissistic personality disorder, also referred to as NPD.
- Narcissism is a major theme in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as it forms a large component of the main characters' psychologies and a significant factor in their behaviour. The characteristics of narcissism are grandiose behaviours and fantasies, unreasonable sense of entitlement, exploitation of others, lack of empathy, arrogant and domineering behaviour, vanity, envy, feeling "special" or "unique", requiring excessive admiration and recurring fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, brilliance or ideal love.
- Narcissism is a personality trait where an individual's thoughts and actions are dominated by egotism, vanity, pride and selfishness. It is best characterized by a feeling that nothing external to the person is important except in how it affects the person. The disorder is named after the mythical figure Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Narcissistic personality disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis where a person overestimates their abilities and is driven by a need for affirmation and admiration.
- Narcissism was a personality trait characterized by a higher than normal opinion of oneself. Starfleet considered the Son'a to be a narcissistic species. (Star Trek: Insurrection) In 2151, while designing what would become the tactical alert, Malcolm Reed received a suggestion from Trip Tucker to call it "Reed alert". Reed considered it, but rejected it as too narcissistic. (ENT: "Singularity")
- The first thing to understand about narcissism is that the author of this article had nothing to do with causing it. It's not his fault; it's a completely natural occurrence, and an integral part of every human mentality. All the experts on the subject agree with this, so this is certainly not in dispute. And frankly, the author of this article (whom we'll refer to as "the author" from now on) is deeply hurt and angry that you would even suggest such a thing. He's really a wonderful person once you get to know him, though few people really do, usually because they're just incapable of understanding him. He's very complex; his motivations are largely opaque and mystifying to others. He likes to plan ahead, because he's smart. Basically, he just doesn't think or react like other people, so h
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| abstract | - The first thing to understand about narcissism is that the author of this article had nothing to do with causing it. It's not his fault; it's a completely natural occurrence, and an integral part of every human mentality. All the experts on the subject agree with this, so this is certainly not in dispute. And frankly, the author of this article (whom we'll refer to as "the author" from now on) is deeply hurt and angry that you would even suggest such a thing. He's really a wonderful person once you get to know him, though few people really do, usually because they're just incapable of understanding him. He's very complex; his motivations are largely opaque and mystifying to others. He likes to plan ahead, because he's smart. Basically, he just doesn't think or react like other people, so he can't possibly be a narcissist, can he? Obviously not. Psychologists have suggested that the tendency towards narcissism is instilled in an individual during early childhood, when the person fails to make the transition from the "monarchic" phase of development to the "dualistic" phase. In other words, the person never moves from the infantile "me, me, me" mentality to a more adult, empathetic "you, you, you" mentality. This clearly shows that the narcissistic individual is inferior to the author. It stands to reason that this is the fault of the parents, who are incompetent parents, unlike the author's perfectly capable family. There's no proper instruction manual for parents, but there really should be — because parents can really screw a person up, what with their constant criticisms, unfair rules, and general lack of support for anything a person wants to do, no matter how harmless or innocent it is. Luckily, the author managed to avoid being screwed up, due to his unusually sharp and coherent mind, which is able to easily overcome, intellectually, any negative "feelings" or "emotions" that might get in the way of his leading a normal, productive life. Of course, that assumes that people will someday stop blaming him for everything that goes wrong in their lives, which they won't, as if it's his fault, which it isn't.
- Narcissism is a personality trait where an individual's thoughts and actions are dominated by egotism, vanity, pride and selfishness. It is best characterized by a feeling that nothing external to the person is important except in how it affects the person. The disorder is named after the mythical figure Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Narcissistic personality disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis where a person overestimates their abilities and is driven by a need for affirmation and admiration. Gregory House has often been accused of narcisisstic behavior.
- Narcissism is a major theme in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as it forms a large component of the main characters' psychologies and a significant factor in their behaviour. The characteristics of narcissism are grandiose behaviours and fantasies, unreasonable sense of entitlement, exploitation of others, lack of empathy, arrogant and domineering behaviour, vanity, envy, feeling "special" or "unique", requiring excessive admiration and recurring fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, brilliance or ideal love. The Gang is severely narcissistic, with all the characters displaying some or all of the above traits to various degrees. As a result, they are highly noxious, dysfunctional people whose inner dynamics are devoid of any actual friendship or loyalty. Any member of The Gang would happily betray, exploit or manipulate the others or anyone outside of The Gang for their own benefit.
- Narcissism was a personality trait characterized by a higher than normal opinion of oneself. Starfleet considered the Son'a to be a narcissistic species. (Star Trek: Insurrection) In 2151, while designing what would become the tactical alert, Malcolm Reed received a suggestion from Trip Tucker to call it "Reed alert". Reed considered it, but rejected it as too narcissistic. (ENT: "Singularity") In a scene from the script of Star Trek but not the final movie, Spock characterized the Kobayashi Maru scenario as intended to elicit fear of certain death, as an antidote to narcissism. He further implied that Vulcan training included the control of narcissism.
- Narcissism is the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego. In psychology and psychiatry, excessive narcissism is recognized as a severe personality dysfunction or personality disorder, most characteristically narcissistic personality disorder, also referred to as NPD.
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