This week's first client shows a pervasive pattern of grandiosity,need for admiration,and lack of empathy.You diagnose ___________personality disorder,one of the dramatic,emotional,or erratic cluster of disorders.

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The symptoms described in the scenario align with the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). People with NPD have a pervasive pattern of exaggerated self-importance, a sense of entitlement, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. NPD is classified as a personality disorder in the same cluster as other dramatic, emotional, or erratic personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder.

This Week's First Client Shows a Pervasive Pattern of Grandiosity,need