...passive-aggressive, and psychoneurotic personality disorders and types. The American Psychiatric Association, based in Washington D.C., USA, publish... ...mendments do not constitute a part of the text of the DSM-IV-TR, nor is the American Psychiatric Association (APA) associated with them in any way.]... ...tely 2-16 percent. Almost 75 percent of individuals diagnosed with NPD are male (AP A, DSM-IV-TR 2000)." [From the Abstract of Psychotherapeutic As... ...rder By Robert C. Schwartz, Ph.D., DAPA and Shannon D. Smith, Ph.D., DAPA (American Psychotherapy Association, Article #3004 Annals July/August 200... ...ecent research by Roy Baumeister. Is pathological narcissism a blessing or a malediction? The answer is: it depends. Healthy narcissism is a mature, ... ...of dark and stupendous forces. In every deviation from his tenets he espies malevolent and ominous subversion. He, therefore, is bent on disempower... ... self- worth (possibly an inferiority complex). Question: Do you believe the actors and reporters want themselves to be as famous as the celebrities ... ...to develop narcissism. It would seem reasonable to assume – though, at this stage, there is not a shred of proof – that the narcissist is born with ...