Michael, an athlete, has an inflated sense of his own importance. He craves attention, lacks empathy, and gets upset when criticized. Which disorder matches his behavior?

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Ashanti Arnold

Social Studies

13 September, 09:50

Michael, an athlete, has an inflated sense of his own importance. He craves attention, lacks empathy, and gets upset when criticized. Which disorder matches his behavior?

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Trent Harrell · Answer 1

The following is missing for the question to be complete:

Borderline

Histrionic

Narcissistic

Antisocial

Answer: Narcissistic

Explanation: Michael's behaviour is an example of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), characterised primarily by an exaggerated sense of self-importance. In addition, as mentioned above, there is a need for attention and a lack of empathy. Empathy is just one of four possible areas that people like Michael may have a problem with. These are in addition to empathy and identity, intimacy and self-direction. Of the four areas, people with narcissistic personality disorder most commonly have a problem with two of these four. In these fields they may have more or less difficulty functioning. That is why such people act grandly and want attention, and they usually don't care about other people's feelings.