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Fatal Flaws: Navigating Destructive Relationships With People With Disorders of Personality and Character

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Introduction: what this book is about. Prologue: the dream home on shelter cove. Part I: Fatal Flaws. What are fatal flaws? Does this person have a fatal flaw? Introduction to the Fatal Flaw Scale. Nine principles of fatal flaws. Part II: Personality Disorders. Hysterical (histrionic) personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder, part I: untreated narcissism. Narcissistic personality disorder, part II: treated narcissism. Antisocial personality disorder. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Paranoid personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder. Addictive personality disorder. Part III: Conclusion. Getting help.

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Key concepts: Narcissistic personality disorder, Narcissism, Sadistic personality disorder, Psychology, Personality disorders, Personality, Schizotypal personality disorder, Self-transcendence