United Kingdom: Understand varied narcissistic presentations. Learn to identify patterns and apply this knowledge in client treatment.
Practitioners are often caught out by narcissism, which rarely matches the clean-cut criteria of the DSM. In this second course of a three-part set, UK therapists gain a field guide to its varied sub-types, understanding them humanely from the inside out while staying alert to their harmful effects. It considers overt and covert expressions, the dimensional trait model in Section III of the DSM-5-TR, the psychodynamic formulation behind narcissistic relational patterns and the idealise, devalue and hoover cycle. Treatment recommendations are included, and it can be logged as a learning activity in an HCPC CPD record.
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: