Narcissistic - Abnormal psychology notes ( prior to DSM revision)

Narcissistic Person extremely self centred and view only from their own perspective. Entitlement - thinks smarter than everyone else. eg. of case: A male waitor from the Adriatic Coast, married/divorced, had a wish to buy a castle in the Adriatic when retiring. A young woman was hired from another part of Eastern Europe. She criticized how he lined up soft drinks on a tray. They have no toleration for criticism. This bothered him so much that he could not sleep at night. He told his friends that he would beat her up or kill her. Co-workers told her to stop. There had been no problems for 20 years. She continued and he warned that he would bring a knife and kill her. He did. This man was assessed to try to get a sense of remorse from him for the judge. Prof asked him if he didn’t feel bad, just a bit. The woman aged 23, who had a couple of children was now dead. His response: “I should feel sorry for that bitch. I was going to retire in two years now I can’t because of that bitch……..”He accepted no responsibility. They had an excellent defence lawyer. He was charged with second degree murder and was out in four years (mainly because of his age). He did not go home to his native country. Every year he visits his lawyer and brings him a bottle.