Term
Healthy narcissism
On Greene's own scale, self-love that still leaves a person able to notice others. The author's scheme, not a medical category.
The Laws of Human Nature, Robert Greene
Explained in
- The Laws of Human Nature, Robert Greene
- Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad and the Surprising Good in Wanting to Feel Special, Craig Malkin
In Malkin's model, the middle of the scale: a moderate sense of one's own specialness that goes together with interest in others. The author's term, not a medical diagnosis.