Self-awareness and introspection in Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
<p>With severe emotional deficits, the narcissist may be self-aware and knowledgeable about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, but these do not lead to healing, merely to behaviour modification.</p><p>Narcissists balance a sadistic superego and a demanding and fantastic False Self....
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Annals of Psychiatry and Treatment - Peertechz Publications,
2021-03-27.
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| Summary: | <p>With severe emotional deficits, the narcissist may be self-aware and knowledgeable about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, but these do not lead to healing, merely to behaviour modification.</p><p>Narcissists balance a sadistic superego and a demanding and fantastic False Self. Narcissists describe themselves as machines or automata.</p><p> When they do gain self-awareness and engage in soul-searching it is in order to enhance their skills at attracting and maintaining their sources of narcissistic supply.</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/apt.000026 |