How Many Types Of Narcissist Are There? A Psychology Expert Explains
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A search for "types of narcissists" on Google returns wildly varied results. Some websites describe as few as three types. Others list up to 14.
Our interest in narcissism has never been higher, with Google searches for the word “narcissist” having steadily increased over the past decade. This term has become part of everyday parlance, readily thrown around to describe celebrities, politicians and ex-partners. Antagonism is common to both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. It's linked with traits such as arrogance, entitlement, exploitativeness and a lack of empathy. Agentic extraversion is unique to grandiose narcissism. It's associated with traits such as authoritativeness, grandiosity and exhibitionism. Narcissistic neuroticism is specific to vulnerable narcissism. It's associated with fragile self-esteem and a tendency to experience negative emotions and shame.
A byproduct of our growing interest in narcissism is a curiosity about what types of narcissist exist. But this is where things get tricky. A search for “types of narcissists” on Google returns wildly varied results. Some websites describe as few as three types. Others list up to 14.
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