Nemesis/Is Collection Development Narcissism?

Narcissism and superego development.

To elucidate the role of the superego in th maintenance of narcissistic equilibrium, we reviewed Freud's ideas about narcissism and the superego as well as the relevant theories of Kohut, Kernberg, and certain ego psychologists. These latter authors offer an alternative mode of understanding narcissism more consistent with Freud's structural theory, one in which signal affects and superego func...

Adaptive and Maladaptive Narcissism in Adolescent Development

Department of Psychology 118C Haggar Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Narcissism is a complex construct with a long history. Its theoretical source is attributed to Freud’s (1914) influential essay “On Narcissism,” and it has figured prominently ever since in the literatures of psychoanalysis, object relations, self-psychology, psychopatho...

Development and Validation of the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS)

MAIN OBJECTIVES The narcissistic personality is characterized by grandiosity, entitlement, and low empathy. This paper describes the development and validation of the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS). Although the use of longer instruments is superior in most circumstances, we recommend the SINS in some circumstances (e.g. under serious time constraints, online studies). METHODS In 11 inde...

Development and validation of the childhood narcissism scale.

In this article, we describe the development and validation of a short (10 item) but comprehensive self-report measure of childhood narcissism. The Childhood Narcissism Scale (CNS) is a 1-dimensional measure of stable individual differences in childhood narcissism with strong internal consistency reliability (Studies 1-4). The CNS is virtually unrelated to conventional measures of self-esteem b...

Scenario Planning and Collection Development