Narcissist Traits or Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
People can definitely have Narcissistic traits without qualifying for a diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. To be clear, I use the dividing line of the psychological school of thought called “Object Relations.” Proponents of this school include the personality theorists and psychiatrists, Otto Kernberg and the late James F. Masterson. Both have written extensively on the criteria for disgnosing Narcissistic […]
Gail's Insights into the Narcissism of Jesuits, Her Sister & Mother
Gail does not believe that Zack Knight or Rule 13 ever suffered from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They didn’t divide people into all good or all bad and were able to maintain close emotional ties with each other even when feeling disappointed by the other. People with full blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder, because they do not have an identity, do not […]