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Rosenman, using case illustrations, describes two related varieties of narcissistic pathology: the hypochondriacal and the invidious. The latter form of pathology is viewed as being a more mature variant of the former. An intermediate condition is also discussed. The characteristics common to all of these conditions are pathological tendencies to cope with narcissistic vulnerability by means of
various victimizing maneuvers. These patients draw other individuals into situations in which they will be critically compared to the patient and found to be inferior. Such an interpersonal style is interpreted as a complex means of avoiding psychic pain and depression.