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In some cases, Narcissistic Personality Disorder can cluster with both drug abuse and antisocial behavior. People with this disorder typically display grandiosity, selfishness/self-centeredness, exploitation of others, beliefs about being gifted and special, arrogance, an excessive preoccupation with self and personal appearances, and the need to have others affirm how special they are. Sometimes these qualities are difficult to separate from antisocial behavior, but key differences center around the criminal behavior and the ability to inflict physical cruelty found in antisocial behavior. Effective treatment for Narcissistic Personality Disorder includes cognitive behavioral therapy as well. 

Salomon also stated that in education, the design of situations of distributed cognitions should be designed to promote or scaffold the cultivation of individuals competencies. This is an important issue to consider in the design of web-based materials that offer students new or different ways to learn chemistry. It is valuable to offer students the opportunity to use materials that may help them learn the chemistry, and properly designed materials will offer students the ability to learn while being supported by the special affordances of the Web. 

Attention requires special comment. Dreams seize our attention and constantly co-opt it. We are so often surprised by the sudden turn of dream events that we cannot pay them the attention that they would command if we were awake. We assume that this attentional defect is partly a consequence of parasitic percepts arising spontaneously, but it may also spring from the lack of voluntary movement control that limits our ability to move and to think. We are awash in our own cognitive secretions, including... 

Barriers to compliance must be identified during the history. Emotions, cognitive function, and physical ability can affect patient adherence to therapy. If a patient suffers from depression (emotional barrier), schizophrenia or dementia (cognitive barrier), or severe arthritis of the hands (physical barrier), compliance can diminish. Special attention should be given to these three areas, and barriers should be indicated on the history record. This process directs the implementation of specific aids to improve compliance. 

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