THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS,
FOURTH EDITION
(AMERICAN PYSCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 1994, PG. 661)
NARCISSITIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
IS A PERSVASIVE PATTERN OF GRANDIOSITY (IN FANTASY OR BEHAVIOR),
NEED FOR ADMIRATION, AND LACK OF EMPATHY
BEGINNING BY EARLY ADULTHOOD AND PRESENT
IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS, AS INDICATED
BY FIVE (OR MORE) OF THE FOLLOWING
RESULTS
10 - 20 Percent = Beginning stages of Narcissism
30 - 40 Percent = Amateur Narcissist
50 - 80 Percent = Fully Developed Narcissist
90 - 100 Percent = Psychotic
