The Arrogant/Overt Narcissist

Feelings of superiority and uniqueness ✓

Boastful, pretentious, self-centered, and self-referential behavior ✓

As a result of the need to be 'best' or 'first,' the person with Narcissistic Personality Disorde behaves in, a condescending and [devaluing] manner toward others . . . often combined with arrogance and haughtiness and some may appear snobbish, supercilious, or patronizing ✓

When a person with the arrogant variety of Narcissistic Personality Disorder loses, is criticized, or is contradicted, he or she experiences strong negative reactions, which they may then display to others ✓

Overt responses an arrogant narcissist might display range from dismissal and minimizing of the criticism, to verbal counterattacks, or revengeful plans or actions ✓