4. Praise or Criticize.
Next, another factor that could be at play for developing NPD is being excessively praised for good behaviors and excessively criticized for bad behaviors. Again, this would fall under the category of being subjected to inconsistent parenting.
As most of us know, it’s certainly not uncommon for a person with NPD to have at least one parent who is also on the spectrum. So the parenting that someone with NPD has been exposed to is likely a very big predictor of someone developing in NPD.
5. Admiration with no Realistic Feedback.
Another factor could very well be from being excessively admired and praised with no realistic feedback to ground a person in reality. Again, many times someone with NPD will have at least one parent who is also in NPD, and if the person in question was the golden child in the family of origin, then they were likely grossly indulged by the parents and never received guidance or discipline that would be required to keep a child’s ego and entitlements in check.
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So being exposed to this unbalanced praise is usually a factor for the development of NPD.
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