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Narcissist Personality Disorder is recognized by the DSM-IV and characterized by 9 criteria:

1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance

2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, beauty, or ideal love

3. believes they are is 'special' and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people

4. requires excessive admiration

5. feels an entitlement with unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment

6. is interpersonally exploitative

7. lacks empathy: is unwilling to identify with the feelings and needs of others

8. is envious of others or believes that others are envious of him

9.arrogant, haughty behavior

Human infants assume they are the center of their universe. When the baby realizes that it does not control its parents, it gives up its fantasy of being all-powerful and becomes emotionally attached to its parents. N.D.P. is a condition in which the infant does not invest its emotions in its parents but rather, redirects them back to itself.

Narcissists surround themselves with codependents, as they tend to work beyond healthy limits to do whatever the narcissist needs. Narcissists crave power, codependents crave security. Codependent patterns of behavior include:

-Perfectionism
-Manipulation
-Lack of trust
-Lying
-Avoiding decision making and confrontation
-External referencing
-Subordinating one's needs to those of the narcissist
"Nancy had a history of intense but short-term relationships with others. Because of her N.P.D., Nancy couldn't sustain any genuinely intimate relationships."

"Suffering from N.D.P., Brian projected all his negative feelings into his friend Phil. By greatly exaggerating and publicizing Phil's minor failures and greatly understating and ignoring Phil's successes, Brian was able to feel better about himself."
N.P.D. by Dr. Patience August 22, 2011
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Person 1: Does she care about anyone except herself?
Person 2: No, she has NPD.
NPD by CrumbThumber September 6, 2011
NPDA, also known as National Parliamentary Debate Association or real debate, is a form of debate which is the only acceptable form in the United States today. If someone is debating and not doing NPDA, they are not debating. One of the key characteristics involved is that NPDA does not allow for government abuse, allowing for the negative to hold them in check.
If you aren't doing NPDA, you aren't debating.
NPDA by The masked debator March 31, 2011
NPD means New Pedal Day.

Guitarists and other musicians that use effects pedals will often post pictures of their new pedals to Facebook groups and forums with the acronym NPD.
Today is NPD. Excited about my new DOD Buzz Box.
NPD by jkndrkn September 1, 2017
yo you seen that alice girl, she NPDTF
NPDTF by meowkitties May 25, 2010
Niggapoopdick
NPD by turdburglarman June 25, 2019