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Saturday 9 February 2013

Wow, where is Dr Sanity when we need her?


http://greatcatholichomilies.com/2013/02/sorry-world-%E2%80%94-narcissism-is-not-a-virtue-but-humility-is/

I have written a lot about narcissism here and in my previous blog.

I missed this fact. Read this and more at the above site.

Wow. Thanks to Lisa Graas for the heads-up on this one.

It was announced in 2010 that Narcissism would for the first time be removed from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This was a surprise to many even within the psychological community. Narcissism can be defined as a disorder which causes a person to fixate on oneself, one’s ideas, and one’s works. In general, it is characterized by a need for constant attention.