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Narcissistic Personality Disorder is included in the Cluster B personality disorders. Antisocial, borderline, and histrionic personality disorders are also part of this cluster.
All of the cluster B personality disorders have an excessive sense of how important they are. Their demands upon others is excessive in that they expect admiration and thrive on praise. None of these personality disorders have the capacity to see other's perspectives.
With the possible exception of antisocial personality disorder, the other diagnoses in this cluster are characterized by their chaotic lives, emotions, and relationships. The presence of intense emotionality in these patients has led some observers to postulate a primary link between the Cluster B disorders and mood disorders.
Hysteroid dysphoria, the proposed subtype of atypical depression characterized by narcissistic personality features and rejection-precipitated depressions, are also side effects of the Cluster B disorders. NPD is midway between the profound chaos of borderline personalities and the less destructive features of histrionic patients.
CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Histrionic: self-dramatization; over concern with attractiveness;
tendency to irritability and temper outbursts if attention seeking is
frustrated
Narcissistic: grandiosity; preoccupation with receiving attention;
self-promoting; lack of empathy; intense rage if angered
Antisocial: lack of moral or ethical development; inability to follow
approved models of behavior; deceitfulness; shameless manipulation of
others; history of conduct problems as a child
Borderline: impulsiveness; inappropriate anger; drastic mood shifts;
chronic feelings of boredom; attempts at self-mutilation or suicide
All of the cluster B personality disorders have an excessive sense of how important they are. Their demands upon others is excessive in that they expect admiration and thrive on praise. None of these personality disorders have the capacity to see other's perspectives.
With the possible exception of antisocial personality disorder, the other diagnoses in this cluster are characterized by their chaotic lives, emotions, and relationships. The presence of intense emotionality in these patients has led some observers to postulate a primary link between the Cluster B disorders and mood disorders.
Hysteroid dysphoria, the proposed subtype of atypical depression characterized by narcissistic personality features and rejection-precipitated depressions, are also side effects of the Cluster B disorders. NPD is midway between the profound chaos of borderline personalities and the less destructive features of histrionic patients.
CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Histrionic: self-dramatization; over concern with attractiveness;
tendency to irritability and temper outbursts if attention seeking is
frustrated
Narcissistic: grandiosity; preoccupation with receiving attention;
self-promoting; lack of empathy; intense rage if angered
Antisocial: lack of moral or ethical development; inability to follow
approved models of behavior; deceitfulness; shameless manipulation of
others; history of conduct problems as a child
Borderline: impulsiveness; inappropriate anger; drastic mood shifts;
chronic feelings of boredom; attempts at self-mutilation or suicide