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'''Narcissism''' is heightened self-importance. Millennials are often described as narcissistic, but so were boomers by their parent generation.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_generation</ref> | '''Narcissism''' is heightened self-importance. Millennials are often described as narcissistic, but so were boomers by their parent generation.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_generation</ref> | ||
{{ | ==Origin of term== | ||
What constitutes narcissism has been up for debate for a long time. The word is derived from the Greek myth of Narcissus, a tale which told of a man who stared at a young version of himself through a reflection in a body of water. He was enamoured at his image, but eventually relalized his love for himself could not be reciprocated and then transformed into Flower. This was preceded by Narcissus romantically rejecting a mountain nympth named Echo, and the magic water reflection trick was a trap set by the God of Revenge (named "Nemesis") for Narcissus rejecting Echo. | |||
Thus, we see the word was initially used to refer to vanity, [[femcel|particularly vanity that leads one to romantically reject others]]. | |||
==Modern Usage== | |||
The definition of Narcissism has expanded beyond vanity, and there is no longer any formally associated meaning about romantic relationships. The term is now mainly the domain of the [[Recover Industry]], namely psychology and psychiatry. The term's definition is usually cited through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) rather than other sources nowadays. DSM-3 had the largest influence on the definition of narcissism, mainly because the most popular test for narcissism was derived from it: the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). | |||
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