Narcissistic Personality Disorder (DSM-IV)

[Perndog]

Originally Posted by ArtificialBrandon

Diagnostic Criteria

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)

Nope.

2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love

No.

3. Believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should funkagroovitalizer with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)

That's me. 1.

4. Requires excessive admiration

Nah..regular admiration will be fine.

5. Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations

No sir.

6. Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

Pretty much. 2.

7. Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others

Yes indeedy. 3

8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her

The former, frequently. 4

9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

Yes, but only when there's not someone around I need to defer to..so usually. 5

I'm five for nine, that's a positive diagnosis as far as these criteria go. Any psychoanalysts on the board want to confirm it?

Oh, and what have they got on Antisocial Personality Disorder? Word is I'm borderline for that one, too.

Vinth doesn't have mental problems (for the record, I don't think I do either). It's much simpler than that: he's just a massive tool.