Egomania is an obsessive preoccupation with one's self[1] and applies to someone who follows their own ungoverned impulses and is possessed by delusions of personal greatness and feels a lack of appreciation.[2] Someone suffering from this extreme egocentric focus is an egomaniac. The condition is psychologically abnormal[3] and has been attributed to various historical figures and celebrities.
Application of terminology
Some bosses have been described as suffering from egomania.[4] These bosses are said to be impatient, judgemental, vague, full of themselves, bad listeners and, often, not very smart.[4]
Proverbs note that an egomaniac is a self-made person who insists on giving everyone the recipe, and that they don't just hold a conversation, they strangle it.[5]
See also
- mania
- -mania (suffix)
- abnormal psychology
References
- ^ dictionary.com
- ^ H.C.R. Norriss Indulgent parents; Alienist Says they Make their Children Egomaniacs July 24, 1913 New York Times
- ^ dictionary.com
- ^ a b Christine Ann Leatz, Mark W. Stolar Career success/personal stress: how to stay healthy in a high-stress environment McGraw-Hill Professional, 1992 ISBN 0070369771, 9780070369771 356 pages page 65
- ^ Vernon McLellan The Complete Book of Practical Proverbs and Wacky Wit Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1996 ISBN 0842378510, 9780842378512 251 pages page61
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