Empathy & Compassion

Narcissists Can Be Helped to Feel Empathy

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Narcissists are people maintain their self-esteem by drawing on the energy of other people. They thrive on the accolades of others and like to broadcast their achievements.  They also have difficulty in their social interactions, because they do not really empathize with others..


Because empathy is so important for social interactions, it is valuable to know whether people with a tendency toward narcissism can be led to experience more empathy. 

This issue was explored in a paper by Erica Hepper, Claire Hart, and Constantine Sedikides in the September, 2014 issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 

by Art Markman, Ph.D.


image Echo and Narcissus – Waterhouse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_and_Narcissus_(Waterhouse_painting)

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