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Questions: 1. What are three aspects of the ambivalence of feeling commonly found in narcissistic clients? 2. What are the four degrees of narcissism? 3. What are three aspects of the lack of feeling in narcissistic clients? 4. What are three concepts related to a narcissistic client’s need for power and control? 5. What are three aspects of a narcissistic client’s need for manipulation? 6. What are three aspects of the narcissistic client’s need to control emotion and the connection to past traumatic experiences? 7. What are three aspects of anger and its relation to the narcissistic client’s need for power and control?

Answers: A.  Preventing humiliation; envy; and rage. B.  Horror; the fear of insanity; and repression of feelings. C.  Phallic narcissism; the narcissistic character; the borderline personality; and the psychopathic personality. D.  The right to be angry; physical body restraint; and false anger. E.  Overt denial; treatment of others; and suppression of emotion. F.  Early childhood development; confidence vs. self-dissatisfaction; and altruism and manipulation. G. Parental attention in early childhood; splitting of the identity; and seduction as power.

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Questions: 8. How does the DSM define the criteria for the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder? 9. How do overt and covert narcissistic tendencies manifest? 10. What are the three events that Ronningstam outlined as potentially effecting change in narcissistic pathology? 11. How was Sandra a good match for Gary? 12. Why is reconceptualizing narcissism as a self-regulatory processing system significant? 13. What two operations are key in understanding the narcissistic paradox? 14. What are five suggested ways of dealing with a narcissist? 15. How does someone with high narcissistic qualities view of sex tend to contrast to someone with low narcissistic qualities?  16. What is a major concern regarding the diagnosis of narcissism? 17. What traits have some professionals questioned regarding the diagnosis of a narcissistic personality disorder?

Answers: A.  Overt narcissism is made obvious in tendencies toward grandiosity and exhibitionism. Covert narcissism appears instead as an interpersonal hypersensitivity and vulnerability. B.  The high comorbidity with other mental disorders calls into question the validity of the narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis. C. Although Gary had a narcissistic personality disorder, Sandra was basically a good match because of her more submissive caregiving personality. D.  The five ways of dealing with a narcissist that were suggested were butter them up, let them be the center of attention, be clear on the Quid pro quo, don’t cross them, and keep a sense of humor. E.  Reconceptualizing narcissism as a self-regulatory processing system promises to resolve many of its apparent paradoxes, because by understanding how narcissistic cognition, affect, and motivation interrelate, their internal subjective logic and coherence come into focus. F.  Isn’t it normal to fantasize unlimited success or power? Isn’t it normal to be envious of others? Isn’t it normal to lack empathy for some of the people you meet on a daily basis? G.  Ronningstam outlined three events during the course of the narcissistic individual's life that might have had an important impact on effecting change in the narcissistic pathology: corrective achievements, corrective disillusionments, and corrective relationships H.  The operation of grandiosity and vulnerability is key to understanding the narcissistic paradox. I.  The DSM criteria for the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) contain several maladaptive social behaviors and tendencies, volatile interpersonal experiences, and emotional lability. J.  People with high narcissistic qualities see sexuality more in terms of power, influence and as something daring, in contrast to people with low narcissistic qualities who associated sex more with caring and love.

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