arc iss ists ” ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁ob liv ious ▁to ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁their ▁actions ▁on ▁others ▁or ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁perce ived . ▁ ▁De valu ation ▁and ▁criticism ▁of ▁people ▁that ▁threaten ▁self - este em . ▁▁ ▁More ▁likely ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁self - este em ▁through ▁over t ▁self - en h ancement ▁( over - c laim ing ▁ab ilities ▁or ▁ex agger ating ▁situations ▁to ▁project ▁superior ity ) ▁ ▁Den ial ▁of ▁weak ness es . ▁Ex agger ation ▁of ▁ab ilities . ▁▁ ▁Cont rolling ▁others ▁whilst ▁both ▁bel itt ling ▁( crit ic izing ) ▁and ▁taking ▁credit ▁for ▁their ▁actions . ▁ ▁In fl ated ▁dem ands ▁of ▁ent it lement , ▁superior ity ▁(" Don ' t ▁you ▁know ▁who ▁I ▁am ? "). ▁Ex agger ated ▁belief s ▁of ▁self - import ance , ▁superior ity , ▁achiev ement , ▁and ▁ability ; ▁manip ulative ▁behav iors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁expect ations ▁of ▁ob ed ience , ▁adm iration , ▁and ▁ent it lement ; ▁and ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁“ f ant as ies ▁about ▁success , ▁power , ▁br ill iance , ▁beauty , ▁or ▁the ▁perfect ▁mate ." ▁ ▁Cons istent ▁anger ▁when ▁confront ed ▁with ▁un met ▁expect ations ▁or ▁any ▁perce ived ▁slight ▁or ▁account ability ▁for ▁actions . ▁Pr one ▁to ▁easily ▁expl oding ▁into ▁ra ge , ▁over react ing , ▁and ▁possibly ▁even ▁becoming ▁ag gress ive ▁whenever ▁they ▁feel ▁attacked ▁by ▁even