-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_re...@...> wrote: > Like my elevator at work. Every time I step into it to go home, it says > "Going Down". WTF. How did it know? has it been spying on me? How did it come > up with such a clear and sharp diagnosis of my career and life. I didn't > think it was that totally obvious! >
I always took that elevator message as an invitation for fellatio. Not being into robots I always polity declined. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > Turq, why are you always talking about me? ;-) > > Like my elevator at work. Every time I step into it to go home, it says > "Going Down". WTF. How did it know? has it been spying on me? How did it come > up with such a clear and sharp diagnosis of my career and life. I didn't > think it was that totally obvious! > > > > > > --- On Tue, 7/20/10, TurquoiseB <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > From: TurquoiseB <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] The definitions of Narcissistic Personality > > Disorder again > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 11:19 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As we continue to discuss the NPD traits originally posted by Vaj, I > > thought it would be useful to repost them, so everyone can remember what > > they were: > > > > The World Health > > Organization's ICD-10 lists > > narcissistic personality disorder under (F60.8) > > Other specific personality disorders.[16]It is a requirement of ICD-10 that > > a diagnosis of any specific personality disorder also satisfies a set > > of general personality > > disorder criteria.Diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV):The essential > > feature of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of > > grandiosity (either in fantasy or actual behavior), need for admiration, > > and lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in a > > variety of situations and environments.In order for a person to be > > diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet > > five or more of the following symptoms: Has a grandiose > > sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, > > expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)Is > > preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, > > beauty, or ideal loveBelieves that he or she is > > "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate > > with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)Requires > > excessive admirationHas a sense of entitlement, i.e., > > unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic > > compliance with his or her expectationsIs > > interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve > > his or her own endsLacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or > > identify with the feelings and needs of othersIs often envious > > of others or believes that others are envious of him or herShows > > arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.Interesting subtypes of NPD are: > > Any individual narcissist may exhibit none > > or one of the following: unprincipled narcissist - > > including antisocial > > features. A charlatan - > > is a fraudulent, exploitative, deceptive and unscrupulous individual. > > amorous narcissist - including histrionic > > features. The Don Juan of > > our times - is erotic, exhibitionist. > > compensatory > > narcissist - including negativistic (passive-aggressive), > > avoidant > > features. elitist narcissist - variant of pure > > pattern. Corresponds to Wilhelm Reich's "phallic > > narcissistic" personality type. fanatic type > > - including paranoid > > features. A severely narcissistically wounded individual, usually with > > major paranoid tendencies who holds onto an illusion of omnipotence. > > >
