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Index
Praise
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: The Growing Narcissism in American Culture
SECTION 1: THE DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 1: The Many Wonders of Admiring Yourself
Chapter 2: The Disease of Excessive Self-Admiration and the Top Five Myths About Narcissism
Chapter 3: Isn’t Narcissism Beneficial, Especially in a Competitive World?: Challenging Another Myth About Narcissism
Chapter 4: How Did We Get Here?: Origins of the Epidemic
SECTION 2: ROOT CAUSES OF THE EPIDEMIC
Chapter 5: Parenting: Raising Royalty
Chapter 6: Superspreaders!: The Celebrity and Media Transmission of Narcissism
Chapter 7: Look at Me on MySpace: Web 2.0 and the Quest for Attention
Chapter 8: I Deserve the Best at 18% APR: Easy Credit and the Repeal of the Reality Principle
SECTION 3: SYMPTOMS OF NARCISSISM
Chapter 9: Hell Yeah, I’m Hot!: Vanity
Chapter 10: The Spending Explosion and its Impact on the Environment: Materialism
Chapter 11: Seven Billion Kinds of Special: Uniqueness
Chapter 12: The Quest for Infamy and the Rise of Incivility: Antisocial Behavior
Chapter 13: The Chocolate Cake Trap: Relationship Troubles
Chapter 14: All Play and No Work: Entitlement
Chapter 15: God Didn’t Create You to Be Average: Religion and Volunteering
SECTION 4: PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Chapter 16: The Prognosis: How Far, and for How Long, Will Narcissism Spread?
Chapter 17: Treating the Epidemic of Narcissism
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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