a case study by Abdulrahman Mohammad Al kayat under supervison of Dr. jihene
In 1914, a paper called (Narcissism: An Introduction) was issued by the infamous Sigmund Freud. he suggested a very complex set of concepts in which he indicated that narcissism is linked to whether a person’s libido (energy that sits behind the survival instincts of every individual) is pointed towards a person’s identity or towards other individuals externally. He believed that all of the inward libido was directed by infants, a state he describes as primary narcissism.
There was a fixed amount of this energy in Freud’s model, and to the point where this libido was directed outwards toward connection to other indiv’iduals, the amount available to one’s self would be reduced. Freud suggested that individuals faced decreased primary narcissism by “giving away ” this love, and he understood that finding love and warmth in life was crucial to retaining a feeling of fulfillment in order to replenish this capacit y.
Furthermore, in Freud’s theory of personality, as a child cooperates through the external world, a person’s sense of himself develops and starts to study societal customs and social prospects that are leading to the expansion of a perfect ego, or a flawless view of himself that the self-image attempts to accomplish.
The notion that this passion of an individual’s own self can be moved to another individual or object is another important element of Freud’s theory. Freud indicated that individuals faced weakened main narcissism by sharing love with people, causing them to not being able to foster, protect and protect themselves. He considered that having affection and warmth in exchange was crucial in order to replenish this capacit y.
In another theory of narcissistic, Akhitar and Thomson (1982) have wanted to carry the distributed literature on narcissism into a comprehensive outline in a sequence of predominantly insightful credentials, including their characteristic open and secret features in 6 parts of psychosocial operation. Akhtar (1992) indicates in a recent brink that narcissists seem openly grandiose, manipulative, seductive and expressive. Nev’ertheless, they are, covertly, doubt- ridden, jealous of others, corruptible, constantl y bnred, and unable to love.
Due to the inequality that occurs between countless narcissistic people among their intrapsychical suspicions, Akhtar’s plan for separating the open from the secret is a very useful plan.
Ciunderson is another significant contributor to the literature of narcissistic personalities. “He includes several principles in summarizing the characteristics of the narcissist
(Gunderson 1990): ” patients with narcissism are generally gifted people that have continuous stages of fruitful academical work or artistic accomplishment, This is often a basis of their feeling of dominance, also it’s a purpose to what makes them more suitable to appear in isolated rehearsal environments than in either organizations or hospitals.
Narcissistically traumatized patients have told stories where the y responded to the opinion of other people’s bitterness towards them with hostility y and suspicion. They believe that other people’s bitterness of t hem is because of jealousy. They believe that other individuals have planned to hurt them to ruin their effort, diminish their successes, or disparage them behind their back because of their jealousy.
Even Though there are various levels and types of narcissism, research for decades has centered primarily on typical exhibitionist narcissistic people seeking the public eye. those are called (grandiose Narcissists), grandful narcissists that are popular figures and identifiable in movies. They are portrayed in the Analytical Numerical Guide of Psychological Syndromes as a narcissistic personality syndrome.
We all can notice those attention-seeking, charismatic outgoing people whose egotism and audacity are shameless and disgusting at times. Usually they are self-absorbed, aggressive, insensitive, manipulative, controlling, and aggressive, some are even abusive at times. those types of narcissists feel that they are above everyone else.
Another type of narcissism only recently named, (communal narcissists), it is even more challenging to distinguish. They value affection, friendliness, and connection. Through friendliness and compassion, they see themselyes and want to be viewed by others as the highly trustworthy and caring individual.
Like a grandiose narcissism, they are outgoing. While the grandiose narcissism s intend to become regarded as the cleverest and truly potent, a communal narcissists aims to be regarded as the most supportive and giving. The vain unselfishness of Communal Narcissists is not less egoistic than the grandiose narcissism. Both narcissistic types share related reasons for grandeur, regard, power, and authority, although each type uses distinct actions to attain them. lt’s a bigger drop when their hypocrisy is found.
A third type is called (Vulnerable narcissists) which are less well known compared to other t ypes, they are self-centered entitled, unfair, de›’ious, and hostile, similar to their grandiose kin, although they are worrying about critique significantly to a point where they back away from attention. People of both kinds of narcissism frequently are in need of independence and are self-isolated and incapable of mastering their atmosphere. The Vulnerable narcissists, however, experience these things to a significantly larger scope than the grandiose.
Due to their brutality and aggressiveness, (malignant narcissists) are regarded to be at the severe end of the scale of selfishness. Obsessed, morally wrong, and inhuman, they are. In generating chaos and putting people down, the y find satisfaction. These types are not exactly grandiose, extroverted, or neurotic, these narcissists are closely linked to being anti-scicial and psychopathic.
A narcissistic pervert is someone who during his childhood actually faced trauma, and this trauma made him to be detached from his body in order to continue surviving it. Therefore, he is someone who works in complete rejection of his own body, emotions, feelings, essential needs, and who also rejects his mind, his creative thinking, this idea that includes psychic tensions and questioning.
A narcissistic pervert operates without compassion for others and never doubts himself.
These are individuals who through their family interactions with either physical or verbal aggression, have suffered from trauma. The narcissistic pervert detached himself from his own “emotions” in order to protect himself.
The victims of narcissistic perverts are usually found isolated. Naturally, since they lose self-confidence, but also for the reason that their pervert often undermines the effort of the nearest and dearest of the victim. Isolation is obviously not the solution to returning to the ordinary life that the victim used to have.
The victim must prove to him that the contradictions he uses do not fool her. The individuals targeted should not be isolated. the victims need to restore their understanding of their values, abilities and self-love. The victims must also realize that the pervert is not superior, but he is in agony, a fact that prevents him from his power. lt must also be known that it is in fact impossible to accomplish the greatest fear he has, that of destroying her sense of existence.
A different strategy to defend yourself from the pervert is to respond to his manipulation, a method that comprises of replying to everything the pervert says indifferently. This is goingassist the victim to recover her inner harmony and put an end to the stream of justification between her and the pervert.
References
- Freud, S. (1957). On narcissism: An intrrxluction. ln The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud
- Akhtar S, Thomson JA Jr. Overview: narcissistic personality disorder. Am I P psychiatry. 1982
- Gunderson JG, Ronningstam E, Bodkin A. The diagnostic interview for narcissistic pat ients. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1990
- Houlcroft, L., Bore, M., & Munro, D. (2012). “Three faces of Narcissism.” Personality and Individual Differences, 53: 274-278.
- Bednar, R. (2016, December IS). Narcissistic perversion: 13 signs to detect it
