An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.

refers to a psychological state in which the person has a pathalogical attachment to oneself. See Echo

an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

An excessive preoccupation with oneself. In mythology, Narcissus was a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water.

Freud's term for one of the normal behavior patterns of early child­hood, characterized by excessive self-admiration and a sense of omnipotence. The name comes from a Greek myth wherein Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection in a pond.

Self-love; in Freud?s psychoanalytic theory, the normal expression of pregenital development.

Narcissism describes the character trait of self love.