Malignant Narcissism in Relation to Clinical Change in Borderline Personality Disorder: An Exploratory Study.
Psychopathology
; 51(5): 318-325, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Normal and pathological narcissism have been the focus of considerable theoretical discussion and empirical research in recent years in personality psychology and psychopathology. Kernberg [RESULTS:
Higher levels of malignant narcissism were associated, as predicted, with slower rates of improvement in both global functioning and anxiety. The proposed malignant narcissism index was a more powerful predictor of slowed improvement in global functioning than simple narcissistic personality disorder features.CONCLUSIONS:
The heuristic potential of the malignant narcissism construct is discussed and the utility of a dimensional approach to this construct is explored, especially in reference employing personality traits/processes to better understand pathological configurations and personality disturbance.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Personalidade
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Inventário de Personalidade
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Transtorno da Personalidade Borderline
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychopathology
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article