What are the outward characteristics of a narcissistic personality?

A. Grandiosity and self absorption.
B. Shyness, reserve and social inhibitions.
C. Dishonesty and mendacity.
D. Stubbornness and arrogance.


A. Grandiosity and self absorption.

Grandiosity, self-absorption, an inability to empathize with others or to understand how others respond to them are all attributes of narcissistic personalities.

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