M6-DQ

In this module, you will explore the concept of personality disorders.

Often, figures in the public eye are deemed by non-experts to be narcissistic. How would you explain to a friend the difference between high self-esteem, narcissism, and narcissistic personality disorder?

For your initial post, review The Three Subtypes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and The Psychology of Narcissism. Then choose a historical figure or a character from TV or a movie to answer the following questions:

· In what way does this person exhibit grandiosity and self-importance?

· Based on the article, which of the narcissism types most accurately reflects the character of this person?

· What are the various cognitive, emotional, and environmental causes of narcissistic personality disorders?

· Why do the diagnostic features of narcissistic personality disorder fall on a spectrum?

· How does the concept of personality disorders apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes document.

· Self-care

· Social justice

· Emotional intelligence

· Career connections

· Ethics