narcissism

nar·cis·sism (när′sə siz′əm; chiefly Brit, när sis′iz′əm)

noun

self-love; interest, often excessive interest, in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.
Psychoanalysis arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure

Etymology: Ger Narzissismus (< Narziss, Narcissus) + -ismus, -ism

nar′·cis·sist noun, adjective nar′·cis·sis′·tic adjective

Adjective modifier

philosophical: I would like to consider whether there might be such a thing as philosophical narcissism.
own: We realize how much our perception of the Other owes to our own narcissism, our inversion of ourselves into the other.
psychopathological: You don't dance fish was too things hersh's story psychopathological narcissism can't.
primary: It is the domain of pure dance and of what dance scholar, Jody Bruner, called, the realm of primary narcissism.
excessive: And in my experience public relations practitioners often suffer from excessive narcissism and self-doubt.
general: In general, narcissism and jealousy are the two avenues to power, the two ways to express and achieve power.

Modifies a noun

fade: When narcissism fades the love mode changes to hate, and pride arises.
stage: Both these states of mind occur in the narcissism stage of the abreaction of pride.
mean: Most people don't know what narcissism means, but this does not stop them from experiencing it.

Preposition: in

mode: Because there is a reversal of values the initial starting condition has to be narcissism in vanity mode.
abreaction: Forgiveness occurs during the stage of narcissism in the abreaction of pride.

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