Psychopathy Against Narcissism: A New Stance

Volume 3 - Issue 5

Saeed Shoja Shafti*

Received: September 03, 2019;   Published: September 10, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/PRJFGS.2019.03.000171

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Abstract

While in ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’, narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder have been classified as two distinct personality illnesses in cluster B of personality disorders, more central similarity than dissimilarity is evident between them. Although ‘grandiose sense of self-importance’ and ‘Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors’ have been identified as the main feature of first and second personality disorder, respectively, individuals with antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder share a tendency to be tough-minded, glib, superficial, exploitative, and lack empathy. So, they look to share in some comparable roots which necessitate a renewed appraisal. In the present article, these apparently dissimilar morbid manners have been analyzed from a different perspective to find a similar origin which may display diverse modes of behavior, based on different Bio-Psycho-Social grounds.

Keywords: Narcissistic personality disorder; Antisocial personality disorder; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Sociopathy; Forensic psychiatry; Aggression

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