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narcissistic phenomenon
Title: narcissistic phenomenon
Category: Literature / English
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narcissistic phenomenon
Introduction
Understanding the Narcissistic Phenomenon
The so called ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ is a complex and often misunderstood
disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self
importance, but paradoxically underneath this grandiosity the narcissist suffers from a
chronically fragile low self esteem. The grandiosity of the narcissist, however, is often so
pervasive that we tend to dehumanize him or her. The narcissist conjures in us images of
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…showed last 75 words of 4303 total…mothering. To heal this rupture the therapist must convey to the
narcissist through emphatic means that others do care about him or her; that is the
therapist must repair the archetype of the good mother through a maternally caring approach.
A maternal approach involves being attentive to the narcissist’s needs. Just as a
mother can intuitively sense her baby’s needs so must the therapist feel and observe what
is not verbally e
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