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Narcissism in Teens     Narcissism ( 自恋 ; 自我陶醉 ) is a personality disorder that gives a person an over-inflated sense of his own importance. This begins for some teens with low self-esteem who create fantasies to pensate for their poor opinions of themselves. TeenHelp. reports that 1 percent of all teens have the disorder and that between 50 percent and 75 percent of narcissists are male. Although some selfishness is expected in teens narcissism can bee a problem in adulthood if parents do not address it at a younger age.     According to TeenHealth. those with a narcissistic personality disorder often exaggerate their own skills and require constant admiration and respect from others. They also believe that others are envious of their qualities of being attractive skillful or powerful. In many cases they expect to receive special treatment and do not consider the feelings of others. Overall those with the disorder bee too proud and have an inflated sense of self-importance. This is particularly troublesome for a teen because it could lead to problems when listening to parents or teachers which could hinder development.     The disorder is caused by both genetic and environmental factors. PsychologyToday. reports that like other personality traits genes can play a large part in the equation. Because genes are also responsible for the teen’s physical appearance genetic traits can lead to narcissism. Many believe however that developmental factors are the most influential in shaping a teen’s narcissistic behaviour according to PsychologyToday.. These factors include admiration from parents a lack of negative feedback over-praise childhood abuse a sensitive temperament inadequate care from parents and learning manipulation from other people.     According to the Mayo Clinic treatment is difficult because the teen is already fragile mentally. In most cases treatment attempts are not favorably received because they conflict with the teen’s perception of himself. Cognitive behavioral therapy family therapy and group therapy are options depending on the circumstances. Parents might have the most success taking their teens to family therapy sessions because they allow the entire family to explore munication issues together. Parents can help by teaching their teens the proper way to interact with a group and highlighting empathetic behavior.     A 2010 study called “Rethinking ‘Generation Me’—A Study of Cohort Effects From 1976–2006 ” which was published in the journal “Perspectives on Psychological Science Studies ” argues that the current generation is no more narcissistic than previous generations. Every generation has its narcissists and its selfless individuals so teens in every generation seem more self-centered at the time but bee more aware of this behavior as they age. As a result while parents might feel as though their teens are more self-centered than they were as teens evidence doesn’t support that idea. Narcissism in Teens Passage outlineSupporting details Introduction●Narcissism refers to a personality disorder characterized by self-centeredness and an exaggerated sense of self-importance. ●If left unaddressed early problems with narcissism can (71)    ▲     into adulthood. Signs●Narcissists often have an exaggerated sense of their own abilities and achievements. ●Narcissists are (72)    ▲     longing to be admired and respected by others. ●Narcissists hold the belief that others (73)    ▲     them their skills attractiveness or power. ●Narcissists expect to be specially treated and usually have their own way (74)    ▲     of others’ feelings. (75)    ▲    ●Narcissistic personality disorder is genetically-based as genes play an important role in (76)    ▲     physical appearance. ●Many developmental factors have the greatest (77)    ▲     on a teen’s narcissism. Treatments●Currently it is not easy to treat narcissistic personality disorder because treatment attempts are in (78)    ▲     with the way the teens think about themselves. ●Treatment options include cognitive behavioral therapy family therapy and group therapy of which family therapy might be the most (79)    ▲    . ConclusionThere is no (80)    ▲     in support of the idea that today ’s teens are more self-centered than their parents were as teens.