The classic, visible form of narcissistic personality disorder — obvious grandiosity, entitlement, and rage responses to criticism.
Overt narcissism is the form most people recognize: the person who dominates conversations, who talks constantly about their achievements, who responds to any slight with disproportionate anger, and who makes their sense of superiority obvious and unpleasant. It is sometimes called grandiose narcissism in clinical literature.
The overt narcissist seeks admiration actively and obviously. They are easily offended, quick to anger when their superiority is questioned, and openly contemptuous of people they consider beneath them. Their lack of empathy is apparent in their behavior toward others — they do not bother to conceal it.
While overt narcissism is damaging in relationships, it is relatively easy to identify. The more dangerous variant for most people is covert narcissism, which presents with opposite surface behaviors while sharing the same underlying pathology.
A subtype of narcissistic personality disorder characterized by hidden grandiosity, victimhood, and indirect manipulation.
A formal psychiatric diagnosis: pervasive grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy as defined in the DSM-5.
The attention, admiration, and emotional reactions — including negative ones — that narcissists require to maintain their sense of self.