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GRANDIOSITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Grandiosity refers to an unrealistic sense of superiority, a sustained view of oneself as better than others that causes the narcissistic person to view others with disdain or as different or inferior. It also refers to a sense of uniqueness, the belief that few others have much in common with oneself and that one can only be understood by a few or very special people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

La grandiosité se réfère à un sentiment de supériorité irréaliste - une vision durable de soi-même mieux que d'autres qui amène le narcissique à voir les autres avec mépris ou aussi inférieurs - ainsi qu'un sentiment d'unicité : la conviction que peu d'autres ont quelque chose en commun avec soi-même et que l'on ne peut être compris que par quelques personnes ou des personnes très spéciales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
F60.81
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A personality disorder characterized by] a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts.

OBS

F60.81: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F60.81
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[Trouble de la personnalité caractérisé par] un sens grandiose de sa propre importance - une tendance à se considérer comme un individu supérieur qui mérite l'admiration des autres - et un manque égoïste d'empathie envers les autres [...]

OBS

F60.81 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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