Australia: Understand varied narcissistic presentations. Learn to identify patterns and apply this knowledge in client treatment.
Narcissism often slips past the neat criteria of the DSM, and this second course in a three-part series helps Australian psychologists and counsellors identify it in its many forms. It explores overt and covert narcissism, the internal world of the narcissist, and the transference and countertransference effects practitioners may experience. The dimensional trait model in Section III of the DSM-5-TR is discussed as a way to understand subtler presentations, alongside the typical pattern of idealising, devaluing and hoovering for supply. Treatment recommendations for work with clients and their families round it off.
In part two of this 3-part set on narcissism, a complex phenomenon is unpacked. Narcissism is not always recognisable using the clean-cut criteria of the DSM. Most often practitioners are caught out by this baffling and cunning personality disorder, and stumped in trying to address it. This talk outlines the territory we are facing so that you can more easily identify narcissism in its many forms, and understand it humanely from the inside out while staying aware of its often deleterious outcomes. It offers a wide-ranging, comprehensive summary of sub-types you may encounter.
Sections:
• What does narcissism (really) look like?
• The internal world of the narcissist
• Transference and countertransference effects
We discuss overt and covert narcissism and explore nearly 40 expressions of these. We consider emotion, cognition and self-identity. We examine the dimensional trait model found in Section III of the DSM-5-TR in some detail as a helpful model for understanding subtler narcissistic presentations. We examine the typical narcissistic 3-phase relational style of idealising, devaluing and hoovering for supply. Treatment recommendations are given.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to: