Narcissism suna ne da ke nufin wuce gona da iri na son kai ko sha'awa, sau da yawa har ya kai ga zama mai son kai, ko sha'awar kai, ko sha'awar kai. Hakanan yana iya yin nuni ga rashin lafiyar mutum wanda ke tattare da yanayin girma, da yawan bukatar sha'awa, da rashin tausayi ga wasu. A cikin wannan mahallin, ana amfani da kalmar “narcissistic” sau da yawa don bayyana mutumin da ke da ƙwaƙƙwaran ƙimancin kansa da kuma zurfin buƙatun kulawa da sha’awar wasu, sau da yawa a kan rashin jin daɗi da jin daɗin wasu.