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narcissism

[nahr-suh-siz-em] / ˈnɑr səˌsɪz ɛm /


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S Mark Young, a professor at the University of Southern California and author of The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America, says Federline's book is unlikely to change people's minds about her.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Salon took these questions to Craig Malkin Ph.D., a psychiatrist and lecturer for Harvard Medical School, who is also the author of "Rethinking Narcissism The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists."

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

Narcissism really has to do with the person’s intentions and how they view the world.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2023

Narcissism and loneliness are hardly interchangeable personality traits and generally are not present simultaneously.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021

There stirred within her that curious sense of relationship evoked from the first by his suggestive appearance; fondness was being born, and an admiration that was in a way a form of Narcissism.

From Gentle Julia by Gilbert, C. Allan




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