Index
A
ABC News 20/20, xii
Abuse
child abuse, 25, 48
coping with, 100â101, 221â24
domestic abuse, 100â101, 104, 178
emotional abuse, 13, 25, 36, 90, 96, 113
hotline for, 101
physical abuse, 14, 25, 48, 90, 96, 100â101, 123, 221
psychological abuse, 90, 96
sexual abuse, 25, 48, 90, 96
stopping, 221â24
substance abuse, 6â7, 81â82
verbal abuse, 14, 90, 96, 202â3, 207, 221
âAcquired situational narcissism,â 51â52
Adoration, 144â46
Ahsen, Akhter, 155
Aikido, 227â28
Alcohol abuse, 6â7, 81â82
Ali, Muhammad, 41
Alternative therapies, 63â64. See also Therapy
Ames, Daniel, 113
The Analysis of the Self, 137
Anchoring tool, 128â31
Anger, handling, 229â31
Antidepressants, 65
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), 28â30
Arguments, handling, 229â31
Aristotle, 270
Assertiveness, 220â24
Attitudinal Healing, 73â74
Authenticity, 158â60
Autonomy, loss of, 192
B
Behaviors. See also Narcissistic Personality Disorder
help with, 18â19, 95â104
minimizing, 53â54
spotting, 13â16, 34â36
understanding, 11â21
Bioenergetic analysis therapy, 239â40
Blame, 9, 15â16, 30, 98â99, 119â20, 157
Body image, 5, 8, 48â49, 54, 62, 237
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), 26â30
Bosses, 109â10, 211â13
Boundaries, enforcing, 156â57, 268â69
Breakthroughs, 238â41
Brown, Brené, 158
Buddhism, 71, 78â79, 107â8, 114
Bullying, 4, 171â75, 208, 210, 226
C
Cannavo, Frank, 115
Carlson, Jon, 75
Causes of NPD, 12â13, 45â54
Celebrities, 39â41
Cell phones, 166â67
Changes in relationships. See also Relationships
boundaries and, 156â57
goals and, 157â58
healing and, 238â41, 257â58
limitations and, 155â56
perfectionism and, 158â60
pitfalls and, 152â56
positive thinking and, 160â62
reality and, 150â52
Chang, Maria Hsia, 79
Child abuse, 25, 48. See also Abuse
Children. See also Parents/parenting
body image and, 48â49
bragging on, 14
effects on, 88â90, 190â94
emotional development of, 48â50
encouraging, 53â54
mirroring and, 49â50
neglecting, 50â51
NPD and, 198â202
pampering, 50â51
self-esteem in, 51â52
vulnerability of, 50
Chopra, Deepak, 41
Cluster B disorders, 24â25, 29â31
Codependency, 184â88
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 61â63, 93
Commitment, 252â54, 267â68
Communication strategies, 217â21
Compassion, 114â15, 255
Complications, 81â83
Concerns, expressing, 179â80
âControl freaks,â 235
Control, power of, 221
Controversies about NPD, 233â45
Coping with NPD. See also Help with NPD
anchoring tool, 128â31
family issues, 119â28
ground rules for, 122â23
realistic expectations, 127â28
relationship issues, 117â28
techniques for, 117â31
tips for, 67â82, 95â104, 177â88
understanding pasts, 124â25
venting, 121â22
Counseling, 19, 75, 98â103, 121â27, 187â88. See also Therapy
Coworkers, 108â9, 209â11
Cruise, Tom, 41
Cultural considerations, 138â40
Cultural trends, 36â37
Current Psychology, 39
Cyberbullying, 171â75
D
Davis, Roger, 2
Defense mechanisms
denial, 86â87, 98
primitive defense mechanisms, 86â87
primitive idealization, 87
splitting, 86â88
Defensive strategies, 236
âDelusions of grandeur,â 234
Denial
codependency and, 185
as defense mechanism, 86â87, 98
of feeling, 50, 198â99, 240
of reality, 48, 109
Depression
adoration and, 144â46
handling, 141â44
narcissistic supply and, 146â47
unfulfilled needs and, 144
The Devil Wears Prada, 212
Diagnosis, 19â21, 37â38, 91â92, 243â45
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2, 3, 20, 35, 243â45
Dialectical behavior therapy (...