The client with narcissistic personality disorder often behaves in grandiose and entitled ways, believes that he/she is perfect, and relies on constant reinforcement and admiration from people perceived as ideal. what is the best explanation for these clinical characteristics?
1. the client is attempting to maintain self-esteem
2. the client is experiencing delusions of grandeur
3. the client is feeling threatened
4. the client is trying to prevent a panic attack

2. The client is experiencing delusions of grandeur

Explanation:

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by an invasive pattern of grandeur, need for admiration, and lack of empathy that begins in adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts. Narcissistic individuals are characterized by unrealistic fantasies of success in episodes of delusions of grandeur and sense of being unique, hypersensitive to others' evaluations, feelings of authority, and expecting special treatment.  Often these individuals have a sense of superiority, exaggeration of their abilities and talents, need for attention, arrogance, and self-referential behaviors. They exhibit exaggerated self-centering, often accompanied by superficially effective adaptation, adapt to the moral demands of the environment as a price to pay for admiration; however, it has serious distortions in its internal relations with other people.

For this reason, we can conclude that the right answer to your question is option 2.

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