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In Reply to: Re: npd.. posted by ex-zombie on February 13, 2007 at 15:44:48:
I'm not sure which 9 criteria you all are referring to in this discussion. According to this
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/narcissisticpd.htm
the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder are:
A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
(4) requires excessive admiration
(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
There is nothing there about killing or desiring to kill. Perhaps the criteria have since been updated, or maybe its just a matter of interpretation? Either way, Berg definitely qualifies. And if killing is a criteria, certainly there is no doubt that Berg's teachings led directly to the death of many people and he voiced many times the desire to kill specific people, though whether that would qualify as a NPD symptom or not I don't know.
