OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions whose answer is narcissistic personality disorder. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how narcissistic personality disorder will be characterized on standardized exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). This page is not meant to be used as a tradition question bank (as all of the answers will be the same), however seeing the classic “test” characterization for a disease is quite valuable.
QUESTION EXAMPLES
Question # 1
A local theater actor consistently bores his friends by talking incessantly about his exceptional talent and his success on the stage. He seems oblivious that others do not share his high opinion of his acting skills and are beyond tired of hearing him rehearse his lines for upcoming parts. When a show director criticizes the way he delivers his lines during rehearsal week, the actor goes into a rage and accuses the director of trying to jeopardize his career out of jealousy. What is the likely diagnosis for this patient given the information above?
Page Updated: 09.20.2016