Narcissistic Personality Disorders

Narcissists view themselves as “special,” unique, entitled; they desire power and esteem. These people also tend to have shallow relationships that do not last long. There are multiple types of narcissism but, the basic idea of each type is the same. In general, people with narcissistic personality disorder are not as they first appear. Typically, they are appealing at first, charming, but their true self always comes out eventually. This causes problems for long lasting relationships for narcissistic persons. Narcissism effects the ability to create and maintain effective long-term relationships.
There are two primary types of narcissism: grandiose and vulnerable. Grandiose narcissists are typically overly confident, outgoing, dominant, seek
It is called malignant narcissism. It is typically portrayed by the evil stepmother in fairy tale stories. This type is described very well by Goldner-Vukov and Moore in Malignant Narcissism: From Fairy Tales to Harsh Reality (2010, p. 392); the evil stepmother “is presented as an aloof, arrogant, cold person with high social status and power who is preoccupied with external beauty and the need to impress others. She has no remorse for her evil actions. She is loyal to her biological children whom she treats with entitlement and projects all her hatred and anger onto her stepchildren. The world is divided into that which is hers, which is perfect, and that which is not hers, which includes bad objects she believes should be humiliated and destroyed.” This character typically disappears or is banished and is never punished or made to repent her actions. (Goldner-Vukov & Moore, 2010, p.
Any major positive or negative treatment difference in either direction can cause narcissism in a person. The favored child can develop grandiosity and a feeling of entitlement; always believing he or she is better than anyone else because his or her parents told them or treated them as though this were true. The less preferred child could feel unworthy, unloved, and envy others. (Finzi-Dottan & Cohen, 2010) Being treated badly by a parent over a long period of time could push the child into believing he or she is not good enough. This lack of self-esteem creates a higher level of anxiety especially when attempting to develop relationships. The trust and positive beliefs simply are not instilled in their mind. It has also been shown that paternal favoritism effects narcissism development more than maternal favoritism (Finzi-Dottan & Cohen, 2010) Less warmth and involvement by the father seems to create lower self-esteem, and increases narcissistic behaviors. How a parent (or parents) treat one child compared to another is called differential parenting. This effects sibling relationships as well. The connection between siblings seems to break apart when differential parenting is present. Jealousy and constant competition between siblings brings increased feelings of either grandiosity or inadequacy for the children. Low levels of narcissism contribute to higher sibling warmth, high