Malignant Narcissism (eBook)

Recognizing a Dangerous Disorder

Smith Cary Stacy Smith, Hung Li-Ching Hung (Autoren)

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2021
232 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
979-8-216-11390-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In this book, a psychologist and a professor detail the history, psychology, and effects of this little-studied condition that has altered individuals and societies worldwide, arguing that the disorder deserves its own classification.Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in 1964 developed the term "e;malignant narcissism,"e; believing it to be the worst form of psychopathology, a disorder that essentially epitomized evil. Malignant narcissism, however, has never been identified as a clinical condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; instead, it is seen as a conglomeration of several other disorders. Yet researchers since Fromm have described malignant narcissists as unique in their callous nature and proclivity to extreme violence, with a component of sadism bringing them pleasure when inflicting pain. The largest concern about malignant narcissists is that "e;some have the ability and wherewithal to rise to great positions of power and influence"e; and to affect large numbers of people.Authors Smith and Hung explain the differences between malignant narcissists, "e;everyday"e; narcissists, and psychopaths, illustrating these conditions with vignettes of historic public figures and people in popular culture, among others.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• ISBN-13: 979-8-216-11390-4 / 9798216113904