What are the two main causes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)?

Question

I understand that there is no proven cause but if anyone could give me some biological/genetic factors e.t.c.

Would anyone say that enviromental factors could play a role in the onset of NPD?

Answer 1

Genes and parenting style. Below are two references you can follow-up on in Google.

Evidence of a genetic basis:

Livesley, W.J., Jang, K.L., Jackson, D.N. and P.A. Vernon (1993). "Genetic and environmental contributions to dimensions of personality disorder". American Journal of Psychiatry 150, 1826-1831.

Evidence of a possible effect of parenting:

Otway, L. J., & Vignoles, V. L. (2006). Narcissism and childhood recollections: A quantitative test of psychoanalytic predictions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32(1), 104-116.

Answer 2

There is no difference between dysfunctional families and a dysfunctional mental health/governmental system...neither allows for adulthood to occur in children or infected adults. The use of woman along with female enablers are present in both and both made my life a living nightmare while attempting to raise children.

"Would anyone say that enviromental factors could play a role in the onset of NPD?" Yes...however, that's a fancy name for spoiled who can grow up if people get real with them.

Answer 3

I have some experience with Narcissistic Personality Disorder because I have an adult male famlily member who has that. This is what I have found--I found that people with that disorder were RAISED by parents who created them to be that way.

Those people had Moms and Caretakers who made them--the child--the first and most important aspect of life at all times. The childs needs and wants were met first, the childs desires were fulfilled immediately at all times, despite it conflicting with other people's needs--and this pattern continued throughout adulthood. Yes, children's needs must be met--but at some point, every child and human being must learn that the universe does not evolve around them and their urges. For example, if Mommy is very sick and not feeling well--and the child comes to moms bedside and asks mom to get up and give them a cookie from the cookie jar--the child should be told "Mommy is not feeling well, I will give you a cookie after lunch". The child then learns that people are not here to serve their demands 24 hours a day--the child learns that other people have needs that must be met, and the child learns to care about other people's feelings. But if Mom is very ill, and she then jumps up, gives the child the cookie (something the child doesnt even need at that time)--despite looking and being very ill--the child learns to tune out other people's feelings and needs.

Children who are constantly catered to never learn that they must compromise with other human beings. They begin to think that all of life revolves around them--and when they become an adult--they expect their spouses, their friends and co-wrokers--everyone they come in contanct with--to cater to their every demand. The narcissistic person become very angry when a person does not fulfill their demands are desires--and they could care less when about the other persons needs and wants. They dont care if others will suffer or experience discomfort by meeting their demands--because they've never learned to care about other people's circumstances. What they want comes FIRST because thats the relationship they had with their Mom or Dad throughout childhood.


Trust me, I've lived it---seen it and this is true. I dont care what the books say, people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder learned their behavior from their relationships with the parents and guardians throughout childhood and adolescence.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

in my experiance, the main environmental factor is being so extremely big-headed that you can't see past yourself or the mirror. generally, they love themselves so much that the tiniest comment (e.g. "red t-shirts don't really suit you" etc) upsets them a lot and then they have a big huff&puff about it, as if it's the end of the world.

Answer 6

1) being OVER valued while growing up
2) more rarely - being neglected and / or constantly rejected while growing up