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A superiority complex "is a belief that your abilities or accomplishments are somehow dramatically better than other people’s. People with a superiority complex may be condescending, smug, or mean to other people who don’t agree with them."<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-a-superiority-complex What Is a Superiority Complex?], WebMD</ref>
A superiority complex "is a [[belief]] that your abilities or accomplishments are somehow dramatically better than other people’s. People with a superiority complex may be condescending, smug, or mean to other people who don’t agree with them."<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-a-superiority-complex What Is a Superiority Complex?], WebMD</ref> Superiority complexes were first identified by the Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in his theory of individual [[psychology]].<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-a-superiority-complex What Is a Superiority Complex?], WebMD</ref>
== Journal articles ==
== Journal articles ==
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Narcissism]]
*[[Narcissistic personality disorder]]
*[[Grandiose narcissism]]
*[[Dunning-Kruger effect]]
*[[Dunning-Kruger effect]]
*[[Hubris]]
*[[Hubris]]
*[[Confidence vs. conceit]]
*[[Self-confidence vs. conceit]]
*[[Inferiority complex]]
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/superiority-complex Superiority complex: Everything to know], Medical News Today
*[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/superiority-complex Superiority complex: Everything to know], Medical News Today
*[https://www.verywellmind.com/superiority-complex-causes-characteristics-and-coping-7095818 What Is a Superiority Complex?], VeryWellMind.com
*[https://www.verywellmind.com/superiority-complex-causes-characteristics-and-coping-7095818 What Is a Superiority Complex?], VeryWellMind.com
*[https://www.psypost.org/study-links-inferiority-and-superiority-complexes-to-specific-personality-traits/ Study links inferiority and superiority complexes to specific personality traits], PsyPost
*[https://www.masterclass.com/articles/superiority-complex Superiority Complex Defined: 5 Signs of a Superiority Complex]
*[https://psychodynamicpsychology.com/adler-superiority-inferiority-complex/ Adler’s Inferiority and Superiority Complex]
*[https://psychodynamicpsychology.com/adler-superiority-inferiority-complex/ Adler’s Inferiority and Superiority Complex]
*[https://news.umich.edu/superiority-complex-people-who-claim-superior-beliefs-exaggerate-their-own-knowledge/ Superiority complex? People who claim superior beliefs exaggerate their own knowledge], University of Michigan
*[https://news.umich.edu/superiority-complex-people-who-claim-superior-beliefs-exaggerate-their-own-knowledge/ Superiority complex? People who claim superior beliefs exaggerate their own knowledge], University of Michigan