The Science of Narcissism: Unraveling the Paradox of Self-Love

Few psychological concepts are more (over)used than narcissism. What is it? How do we identify it? When does someone have too much self-regard? This talk will focus on what narcissism is, how narcissistic features may develop within people, the pros and cons of narcissistic features, how to deal with narcissism, and whether change, if desirable, is possible and how change may work. There will also be some discussion on the construct's history from Greek mythology to its migration to psychology. And, sorry, your ex probably was not a narcissist!

Will Hart got his bachelor's degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2004. He went on to earn his Ph.D in social psychology from the University of Florida in 2009. After completing his Ph.D., he had a 1-year stint as a methodologist and statistician at the National Opinion Research Center. In 2011, he joined the faculty at the University of Alabama, and…