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自じ己こ愛あい性せい人じん格かく障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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noun

narcissistic personality disorder; NPD

medicine

Medical term for a personality disorder characterized by grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. Used in clinical contexts.

自じ己こ愛あい性せい人じん格かく障しょう害がいの診しん断だん基き準じゅんはDSMに記き載さいされている。
The diagnostic criteria for narcissistic personality disorder are listed in the DSM.

Kanji

自oneself
己self
愛love, affection, favourite
性sex, gender, nature
人person
格status, rank, capacity
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Similar words

自じ己こ愛あい
自己愛 means self-love or narcissism in a general sense, while 自己愛性人格障害 is the specific clinical diagnosis.
人じん格かく障しょう害がい
人格障害 is the broader category of personality disorders; 自己愛性人格障害 is one specific type.

Etymology

Compound of 自己愛 (self-love, narcissism) + 性 (-ic, -like) + 人格 (personality) + 障害 (disorder). A calque of the English medical term 'narcissistic personality disorder'.