Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Narcissism Is there such thing as having an excessive love for ourselves? There sure is. The Narcissistic Personality Disorder is perceived by a person who has an excessive love and admiration for himself who requires to be admired by everyone without taking in consideration the harm he may impose to others. This disorder is more commonly found in men than women and it is usually caused by “a compensatory defense against painful wounds and inferiority feelings” experienced at an early age (Stephen A. Diamond 2014). People who experience this disorder may portray a feeling of being superior and more important than others. Ironically these individuals usually envy and feel inferior to others. Furthermore, individuals who have a current …show more content…

During childhood Hitler experienced an abusive relationship from his father leading him to develop many feelings of inferiority. Hitler’s childhood was one that did not provide any freedom. The only thing that Hitler could have control over was his own feelings from which he “refused to give his father the satisfaction of crying, even after 32 lashes” (Stephen A. Diamond 2014). Narcissistic personality disorder is usually developed when an individual is trying to compensate for experiences they had at an earlier age. As he grew up he was seeking the empowerment at any cost without caring for the harm they may cause to anyone else. Hitler chased this power by getting involved in politics. With all the anger and hatred, he had towards his father because of his childhood his search for superiority was filled with an aggressive personality. To be able to help a person with this personality disorder a group of health care must work together around the affected one to provide a good environment to start a person’s personality change. Unfortunately, the treatment can only be accomplished if the client understands and accepts that he has a problem. This is often difficult because …show more content…

Hitler was not a person who was known to show understanding of anyone’s feelings. His action and behaviors showed a personality of zero tolerance regarding criticism towards his persona. His time of ruling was based on generating fear and intimidation and showing no signs of weakness. Ironically his disturbed childhood led him to show abundant dedication and persistence to obtain power. Unfortunately, his greatness was fueled with aggression and resentment which is an obvious consequence of his destructive command in history. The question we will never be able to answer is “what would of Adolf Hitler done if someone with knowledge of his disorder would have been able to help

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