Index
A
ABC News 20/20, xii
Abuse
child abuse, 25, 48
coping with, 100β101, 221β24
domestic abuse, 100β101, 104, 178
emotional abuse, 13, 25, 36, 90, 96, 113
hotline for, 101
physical abuse, 14, 25, 48, 90, 96, 100β101, 123, 221
psychological abuse, 90, 96
sexual abuse, 25, 48, 90, 96
stopping, 221β24
substance abuse, 6β7, 81β82
verbal abuse, 14, 90, 96, 202β3, 207, 221
βAcquired situational narcissism,β 51β52
Adoration, 144β46
Ahsen, Akhter, 155
Aikido, 227β28
Alcohol abuse, 6β7, 81β82
Ali, Muhammad, 41
Alternative therapies, 63β64. See also Therapy
Ames, Daniel, 113
The Analysis of the Self, 137
Anchoring tool, 128β31
Anger, handling, 229β31
Antidepressants, 65
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), 28β30
Arguments, handling, 229β31
Aristotle, 270
Assertiveness, 220β24
Attitudinal Healing, 73β74
Authenticity, 158β60
Autonomy, loss of, 192
B
Behaviors. See also Narcissistic Personality Disorder
help with, 18β19, 95β104
minimizing, 53β54
spotting, 13β16, 34β36
understanding, 11β21
Bioenergetic analysis therapy, 239β40
Blame, 9, 15β16, 30, 98β99, 119β20, 157
Body image, 5, 8, 48β49, 54, 62, 237
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), 26β30
Bosses, 109β10, 211β13
Boundaries, enforcing, 156β57, 268β69
Breakthroughs, 238β41
Brown, BrenΓ©, 158
Buddhism, 71, 78β79, 107β8, 114
Bullying, 4, 171β75, 208, 210, 226
C
Cannavo, Frank, 115
Carlson, Jon, 75
Causes of NPD, 12β13, 45β54
Celebrities, 39β41
Cell phones, 166β67
Changes in relationships. See also Relationships
boundaries and, 156β57
goals and, 157β58
healing and, 238β41, 257β58
limitations and, 155β56
perfectionism and, 158β60
pitfalls and, 152β56
positive thinking and, 160β62
reality and, 150β52
Chang, Maria Hsia, 79
Child abuse, 25, 48. See also Abuse
Children. See also Parents/parenting
body image and, 48β49
bragging on, 14
effects on, 88β90, 190β94
emotional development of, 48β50
encouraging, 53β54
mirroring and, 49β50
neglecting, 50β51
NPD and, 198β202
pampering, 50β51
self-esteem in, 51β52
vulnerability of, 50
Chopra, Deepak, 41
Cluster B disorders, 24β25, 29β31
Codependency, 184β88
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 61β63, 93
Commitment, 252β54, 267β68
Communication strategies, 217β21
Compassion, 114β15, 255
Complications, 81β83
Concerns, expressing, 179β80
βControl freaks,β 235
Control, power of, 221
Controversies about NPD, 233β45
Coping with NPD. See also Help with NPD
anchoring tool, 128β31
family issues, 119β28
ground rules for, 122β23
realistic expectations, 127β28
relationship issues, 117β28
techniques for, 117β31
tips for, 67β82, 95β104, 177β88
understanding pasts, 124β25
venting, 121β22
Counseling, 19, 75, 98β103, 121β27, 187β88. See also Therapy
Coworkers, 108β9, 209β11
Cruise, Tom, 41
Cultural considerations, 138β40
Cultural trends, 36β37
Current Psychology, 39
Cyberbullying, 171β75
D
Davis, Roger, 2
Defense mechanisms
denial, 86β87, 98
primitive defense mechanisms, 86β87
primitive idealization, 87
splitting, 86β88
Defensive strategies, 236
βDelusions of grandeur,β 234
Denial
codependency and, 185
as defense mechanism, 86β87, 98
of feeling, 50, 198β99, 240
of reality, 48, 109
Depression
adoration and, 144β46
handling, 141β44
narcissistic supply and, 146β47
unfulfilled needs and, 144
The Devil Wears Prada, 212
Diagnosis, 19β21, 37β38, 91β92, 243β45
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2, 3, 20, 35, 243β45
Dialectical behavior therapy (...