NPD
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new product development.
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nitrogen-phosphorus detector.
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Example Sentences
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When he casually mentioned he thought he was better than all his friends, she diagnosed him with NPD.
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These downturns would create cracks in anyone’s self-esteem, but for people with NPD, the newly created cognitive dissonance between their self-image and the setback can beget a personality crisis.
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NPD has been listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since its third edition, in 1980.
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The reflex to stamp on the narcissist label has falsely conflated any cruel or deceitful behavior with narcissism, says Craig Malkin, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, the author of Rethinking Narcissism, and a clinical psychologist who treats NPD.
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As alarming as it has been made to seem, clinical narcissism is not rare: An estimated 6.2 percent of Americans are diagnosable with NPD.
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