Narcissistic Personality Disorder - An Introduction
NARCISSISM (n. sing.)

A pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.

Narcissism is named after the ancient Greek myth of Narcissus who was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo.

In punishment of his cruelty, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of wat ...
Author: Sam Vaknin
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