There are 9 characteristics of Narcissistic Personality Disorder that can be diagnosed. Any 5 of these is sufficient for diagnosis of NPD. #1 Grandiosity #2 Fantasies of power #3 perception of uniqueness, associated with high status people #4 need of constant admiration #5 entitlement to special treatment #6 exploitive of others #7 won't empathize with others #8 envious of others with a belief that others envy them #9 pompous, self rightousness. This is according to the Diagnostic Statistics Manual.