Narcissistic personality disorder
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| - | '''Megalomania''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word μεγαλομανία) is a [[psychopathology|psychopathological]] condition characterized by delusional fantasies of [[wealth]], [[power (sociology)|power]], or [[omnipotence]] - often generally termed as '''delusions of grandeur'''. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions. It is sometimes symptomatic of [[mania|manic]] or [[paranoia|paranoid]] disorders. | + | |
| + | '''Megalomania''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word μεγαλομανία) is a historical term for behavior characterized by [[delusion]]al fantasies of [[wealth]], [[power (sociology)|power]], [[genius]], or [[omnipotence]] - often generally termed as '''delusions of grandeur'''. The word is a collaboration of the word "mania" meaning madness and the Greek "megalo" meaning ''"very large"'', ''"great"'', or ''"exaggerated"'', thus combining to denote an obsession with, either in the form of irrational perceived need for or preoccupation with in one's own estimation having and/or obtaining, grandiosity and extravagance (especially in the form of great [[fame]] and [[popularity]], [[materialism|material]] [[wealth]], [[corruption|social influence or political power]], or more than one or even all of the aforesaid) and accompanying complete desirous and bombastic abandon; a common symptom if not the key diagnostic feature of megalomania. | ||
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| + | It is often symptomatic of [[mania|manic]] or [[paranoia|paranoid]] disorders.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Arrogance]] | ||
| + | * [[Hubris]] | ||
| + | * [[Malignant narcissism]] | ||
| + | * [[Narcissism (psychology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Narcissistic personality disorder]] | ||
| + | * [[Superiority complex]] | ||
| + | * [[Victory disease]] | ||
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Megalomania (from the Greek word μεγαλομανία) is a historical term for behavior characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, genius, or omnipotence - often generally termed as delusions of grandeur. The word is a collaboration of the word "mania" meaning madness and the Greek "megalo" meaning "very large", "great", or "exaggerated", thus combining to denote an obsession with, either in the form of irrational perceived need for or preoccupation with in one's own estimation having and/or obtaining, grandiosity and extravagance (especially in the form of great fame and popularity, material wealth, social influence or political power, or more than one or even all of the aforesaid) and accompanying complete desirous and bombastic abandon; a common symptom if not the key diagnostic feature of megalomania.
It is often symptomatic of manic or paranoid disorders.Template:Fact
See also
- Arrogance
- Hubris
- Malignant narcissism
- Narcissism (psychology)
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Superiority complex
- Victory disease
