Narcissistic!Snape (was: Whither Snape?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 127431


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:
> 
> >>Kemper stepping into the fire:
> >Betsy, you may be confusing Mood and Psychotic Disorders with 
> Personality Disorders.  Mood and Psychotic Dxs are generally 
chemical 
> imbalances. Personality dxs are not.  You are born with a mood or 
> psychotic dx.  You are raised a personality dx.  Effed up Nature 
> versus effed up Nurture.<
> 
> Betsy:
> Thanks, Kemper, for clarifying this for me.  I can more easily 
accept 
> effed up Nurture!Snape than effed up Nature!Snape.  In this case, 
> Nurture is much more interesting. (Still not completely onboard 
the 
> NPD train, though. *g*)
> 
> Betsy

Personality Disorders are characterological in nature.  These, 
actually, are regarded as more serious psychopathology than other 
psychiatric/psychological disorders.  This is why they are coded on 
Axis II rather than Axis I, with the only other disorder on Axis II 
being mental retardation.  While I can see why some would think of 
Snape as having some Narcissistic characteristics, I would not 
diagnose him with this.  Lucious Malfoy, yes, but not Snape.

Julie