Nortasun nartzisistaren nahastea eta Salvador Dalí

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe the narcissistic disorder of personality and to anaLyze the psychoLogicaL profiLe of SaLvador DaLí. At the beginning of the articLe we have described the traits of peopLe who have a narcissistic disorder. They have grandiose fantasies of fame and use strategies to distort and deny the information that goes against their image of perfection. Narcissists believe they are admired and accepted by their skiLLs and speciaL quaLities, and wiLL be rejected ifthey exhibit normaL traits. Their concem is to achieve success in the professionaL and emotionaL fieLd. They think they are speciaL and unique, they are not like others and they deserve a speciaL treatment. They think the ruLes are made for normaL peopLe and they are an exception. They manipuLate others to achieve their goaLs. From the emotionaL point of view, they show no empathy. After anaLyzing the profiLe of narcissistic disorder, we have studied the causes and factors of its deveLopment and we have exposed the criteria for the differentiaL diagnosis of narcissistic disorder. FinaL/y, we have anaLyzed the personaLity of SaLvador DaLi, reLevant surreaList artist, who might have suffered from this disorder. We have provided information to know the biography ofthe painter and we have finished with the description of his psychoLogicaL profiLe.