Narcissists tend to lack empathy, which can cause problems
for themselves, the people around them and society in general. But promising
new research from the University of Surrey suggests narcissists do in fact
possess the physical capacity to empathise with someone else's distress.
You probably know a narcissist or two. These are people who
may seem charismatic at first, but whose charm wears off as we experience their
inflated egos, game-playing attention-seeking behaviour and tendency to claim
credit for successes while blaming others for failure. Though clinical
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is rare, people with sub-clinical 'high
narcissist' tendencies can still be more interested in getting ahead than
getting along.