▁he / she ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁other ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁person ▁over ex am ines ▁and ▁down gr ades ▁other ▁people , ▁projects , ▁statements , ▁or ▁dream s ▁in ▁an ▁un real istic ▁manner . ▁ ▁The ▁person ▁regards ▁himself / h ers elf ▁as ▁unique ▁or ▁special ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁people . ▁The ▁person ▁regards ▁himself / h ers elf ▁as ▁generally ▁superior ▁to ▁other ▁people . ▁The ▁person ▁behav es ▁self - center edly ▁and / or ▁self - refer entially . ▁The ▁person ▁behav es ▁in ▁a ▁bo ast ful ▁or ▁pret ent ious ▁way . ▁ ▁In ▁man ia ▁In ▁man ia , ▁grand ios ity ▁is ▁typically ▁more ▁pro - active ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁than ▁in ▁n arc iss ism . ▁The ▁man ic ▁character ▁may ▁bo ast ▁of ▁future ▁achiev ements ▁or ▁ex agger ate ▁their ▁personal ▁qual ities . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁also ▁begin ▁un real ist ically ▁am bit ious ▁undert ak ings , ▁before ▁being ▁cut ▁down , ▁or ▁cutting ▁themselves ▁back ▁down , ▁to ▁size . ▁ ▁In ▁psych op ath y ▁Grand ios ity ▁features ▁in ▁F actor ▁ 1 ▁Fac et ▁ 1 : Inter person al ▁in ▁the ▁H are ▁Psych op ath y ▁Check list - Re vised ▁( P CL - R ) ▁test . ▁Ind ividual s ▁end ors ing ▁this ▁criter ion ▁appear ▁ar rog ant ▁and ▁bo ast ful , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁un real ist ically ▁optim istic ▁about ▁their