Sentences with phrase «population of narcissistic personalities»

Politicians, journalists, scientists, senior bureaucrats can all tend to have a higher population of narcissistic personalities than the population at large.

Not exact matches

While only 6 % of the US population is thought to actually have narcissistic personality disorder, narcissism is really on a spectrum.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) affects one percent of the population and men are most likely to have it.

Failure to possess the requisite professional knowledge, training, and expertise in attachment theory, personality disorder processes (particularly narcissistic an borderline personality dynamics and their characteristic decompensation under stress), and in family systems constructs (particularly centering on the child's triangulation into the spousal conflict through a cross-generational parent - child coalition against the other parent) which is necessary for competent professional diagnosis and treatment with this «special population» of children and families may represent practice beyond the boundaries of professional competence in violation of professional practice standards.

It is IMPERATIVE that ALL mental health professionals, all child custody evaluators and all therapists, who are involved in diagnosing and treating this «special population» of children and families have a professional level of expertise regarding the nature, dynamics, and presentation of personality disorder processes, particularly narcissistic and borderline personality development and characteristics.

However, narcissistic and borderline personality dynamics are DIRECTLY RELEVANT to the diagnosis and treatment of attachment - based «parental alienation» so that these personality dynamics are directly relevant to professional competence with this «special population» of children and families.

Mental health professionals working with this «special population» of children and families require specialized professional knowledge, training, and expertise related to narcissistic and borderline personality characteristics and dynamics so that they may be alert for the profound distortions of truth and reality associated with narcissistic / borderline personality processes.

This workshop deals with some of the most difficult modes, often seen in severe personality disorders, such as Antisocial, Borderline, and Narcissistic PDs, as well as in criminal populations (e.g., Angry Child, Impulsive Child, Bully and Attack, Conning Manipulative, Self - Aggrandizer).