Case Study: Narcissism and Narcissism Personality Disorder

Published: March 31, 2021, 8 p.m.

Join us in this episode's case study about Luka Mahnoggta. Find out how his story can be possibly linked to Narcissism Personality Disorder (NPD) according to Alexander Lowen's Theory. In this episode, we also talk about what the basic traits for NPD are according to the DSM-V criteria,  and the different types of Narcissism.

Script-Writer: Cheryl Anthony
Co-hosts: Cheryl Anthony and Niranjan Vinayakrishnan


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