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Are celebrities really more narcissistic than you are? Is your Facebook page telling the world that you are a narcissist? And finally: who is Shakespeare’s most narcissistic character? I’ll give you a hint: the character can be found in Twelfth Night. So if you’re looking for more information about the Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or just everyday narcissism, as well as examples of famous narcissists, you’ll find it in this in this episode of The Psych Files.
Resources on Narcissism
- Buffardi, L. E. & Campbell, W. K. (2008). Narcissism and Social Networking Web Sites. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1303-1314.
- Here is Laura Buffardi’s web page at the University of Georgia
- The Narcissism Epidemic
- Famous narcissists – Picasso
- 5 Ways to Spot a Narcissist from Their Facebook Page
- Narcissistic Personality Inventory
- Narcissism – Wikipedia
- Are Today’s Students Too Self-Centered?
- A Field Guide To Narcissism
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Nice episode, Michael, thought it was quite interesting, so I was left with a couple of questions.
1. If celebrities had a narcissism score of around 18/19 and normal people have around 15, what does the DSM say is a score that requires therapy of some sort? 20? 25?
2. What would such therapy involve? Counselling on considering the needs of others?
3. Does that arrogance and lack of consideration for others imply a lack of maturity or development of a theory of mind? Is it linked with sociopathy? I guess so, with the reference to manipulation.
Thanks very much and keep up the great work!