{"id":19591,"date":"2014-08-08T05:45:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=19591"},"modified":"2014-08-07T17:15:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T21:15:25","slug":"how-to-identify-a-narcissist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2014\/08\/how-to-identify-a-narcissist\/","title":{"rendered":"How to identify a narcissist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Psychologists have used a 40-question test to diagnose the condition of narcissism<\/a>, a syndrome of extreme self-regard and lack of empathy for others.\u00a0 A study has determined, though, that it is possible to diagnose narcissism by asking the subject only one question.\u00a0 And that question is. . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you a narcissist?\u201d<\/p>\n

From Rachel Feltman, You only need a one-question test to identify a narcissist \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

To find a narcissist, just ask them all to stand up. According to a new study (based on 11 separate experiments), the 40-question diagnostic test for narcissism can often be skipped in favor of a single, blunt question.<\/p>\n

Are you a narcissist?<\/p>\n

Together, the 11 experiments showed that individuals who scored high on the old evaluation were very likely to respond in the affirmative. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool actually, because narcissists aren\u2019t afraid to tell you they\u2019re narcissistic,\u201d said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and a professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University. \u201cIf you ask people whether they have casual sex or take drugs, they\u2019re not likely to be honest with you. But narcissists just aren\u2019t ashamed of their narcissism,\u201d he said, \u201cAnd they\u2019ll tell you so.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The results do seem like common sense: By definition, narcissists are egotistical, self-focused, and vain. It would follow that a true narcissist wouldn\u2019t see self-absorption as something negative. And because narcissists tend to lack empathy, they\u2019d probably have trouble understanding why a desire to put themselves first should be seen as a negative trait.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great that a single question can identify people with the trait, Bushman said, because that makes it easier to research. \u201cThere are single item scales for other traits, like self-esteem for example,\u201d Bushman said, \u201cBut the existing measure for narcissism is 40 items long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the study<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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