Avi Besser 
Handbook of the Psychology of Narcissism [PDF ebook] 
Diverse Perspectives

This is an edited collection of work by a distinguished set of international experts that presents a broad overview of psychological research on narcissism from diverse perspectives, including the clinical, social and personality, industrial/organizational, cognitive/social cognition, and biological/physiological point of views. The chapters are clustered into three sections focusing on intrapersonal (Chapters 1-10), interpersonal (Chapters 11-18), and clinical (Chapters 19-23) aspects of narcissism. Together, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview of one of the most popular topics in psychology. The individual chapters present in-depth reviews of particular issues such as the role of narcissism in individual responses to exposure to traumatic events, interpersonal romantic rejection, and achievement failure. A number of further topics are covered in this book, including: How narcissistic individuals react to threatening situations Whether narcissism is a personality disorder or a cultural phenomenon The relationships between narcissism and self-worth, perfectionism, humor, empathy, and identity The role of narcissism in parenting The relationship between narcissism and eating disorders The role of narcissism in the workplace Cognitive, clinical, industrial-organizational (I-O), social and personality, psychological, and behavioral correlates of narcissism.This collection will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners, as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students of social psychology.