1/ Items from SWAP personality test that describe narcissistic personality http://SWAPassessment.org
-Has an exaggerated sense of self-importance (e.g., feels special, superior, grand, or envied).
-Tends to be dismissive, haughty, or arrogant.
-Has an exaggerated sense of self-importance (e.g., feels special, superior, grand, or envied).
-Tends to be dismissive, haughty, or arrogant.
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-Appears to feel privileged and entitled; expects preferential treatment.
-Tends to be critical of others.
-Tends to believe s/he can only be appreciated by, or should only associate with, people who are high-status, superior, or otherwise "special."
-Appears to feel privileged and entitled; expects preferential treatment.
-Tends to be critical of others.
-Tends to believe s/he can only be appreciated by, or should only associate with, people who are high-status, superior, or otherwise "special."
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-Tends to be competitive with others (whether consciously or unconsciously).
-Has fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, talent, brilliance, etc.
-Tends to seek power or influence over others (whether in beneficial or destructive ways).
-Tends to be competitive with others (whether consciously or unconsciously).
-Has fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, talent, brilliance, etc.
-Tends to seek power or influence over others (whether in beneficial or destructive ways).
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-Seems to treat others primarily as an audience to witness own importance, brilliance, beauty, etc.
-Tends to get into power struggles.
-Tends to feel envious.
-Seeks to be the center of attention.
-Tends to be controlling.
-Seems to treat others primarily as an audience to witness own importance, brilliance, beauty, etc.
-Tends to get into power struggles.
-Tends to feel envious.
-Seeks to be the center of attention.
-Tends to be controlling.
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-Has little empathy; seems unable to understand or respond to others' needs & feelings unless they coincide with his/her own.
-Attempts to avoid feeling helpless or depressed by becoming angry instead.
-Tends to react to perceived slights or criticism with rage & humiliation.
-Has little empathy; seems unable to understand or respond to others' needs & feelings unless they coincide with his/her own.
-Attempts to avoid feeling helpless or depressed by becoming angry instead.
-Tends to react to perceived slights or criticism with rage & humiliation.