Ronningstam, John Gunderson, Robert Hare, and Stephen M. Other major psychiatrists who contributed to the theory are Melanie Klein, Karen Horney, Heinz Kohut, Otto F. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name, the narcissus. As a punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. The term narcissism was first used in relation to human psychology by Sigmund Freud after the figure of Narcissus in Greek mythology. Pathological narcissism is at the core of the narcissistic personality disorder. It manifests in the chronic pursuit of personal gratification and attention (narcissistic supply), in social dominance and personal ambition, bragging, insensitivity to others, lack of empathy and/or excessive dependence on others to meet his/her responsibilities in daily living and thinking. Secondary or pathological narcissism is a pattern of thinking and behaving in adolescence and adulthood, which involves infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of others. It is intended to shield the infant and toddler from the inevitable hurt and fears involved in the individuation-separation phase of personal development. Primary Narcissism, in psychology is a defense mechanism, common in the formative years (6 months to 6 years old). Watch the video on Pathological Narcissism.Childhood traumas and the development of the development of the narcissistic personality.The issue of separation and individuation.Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism.
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