“…2Correpondence should be directed to Paul Wink, Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181. nal myth of Narcissus, a youth whose self-love resuited in suicide (Graves, 1955). Current research findings link narcissism to an overvalued sense of self-worth, self-admiration, and a sense of entitlement (American Psychiatric Association, 1987;Kernberg, 1986;Masterson, 1981), the tendency to use others for personal gain (i.e., exploitativeness), craving for excitement (Kohut, 1971(Kohut, , 1977 feelings of envy and contempt (Kernberg, 1975), a sensationseeking propensity (Emmons, 1981), and the need for immediate gratification of wishes and desires (Wink & Gough, 1990). In sum, at their worst, narcissistic individuals tend to be disagreeable and prone to negative affect and, at their best, are open to experience and psychologically minded.…”