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Issues resolved and unresolved in pathological narcissism.

Aidan Gc Wright¹, Elizabeth A Edershile¹

¹University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Current Opinion in Psychology

|October 24, 2017

Summary

Pathological narcissism is characterized by entitlement, with expressions of exhibitionism or vulnerability. Research is exploring the understudied vacillation between grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic states.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Personality Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Narcissism is a long-standing personality construct with ongoing debates regarding its definition and structure.
Recent literature reviews propose similar triarchic models for pathological narcissism.
These models identify entitlement as the core, moderated by personality to manifest as exhibitionism or vulnerability.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent research on pathological narcissism, addressing contentious debates and points of consensus.
To highlight the understudied phenomenon of vacillation between grandiose and vulnerable states in individuals with pathological narcissism.
To outline future research directions for understanding narcissistic personality differences.

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Literature review of recent independent research on pathological narcissism.

Analysis of emerging consensus and contentious debates in the field.

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Main Results:

Triarchic models consistently identify entitlement as the core of pathological narcissism.
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Conclusions:

Consensus is emerging around triarchic models of pathological narcissism centered on entitlement.
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