[jsmcgd]

I think he's probably literally psychopathic. I say this as someone reading who's been reading Wikipedia about the subject for about 5 minutes.

My official diagnosis is that he is a Factor 1 psychopath exhibiting symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder for positive effect according to PCL-R Model of psychopathy.

Alex behaviour demonstrates a strong correlation with the known symptoms of psycopathy including: glib and superficial charm, grandiosity, need for stimulation, pathological lying, conning and manipulating, lack of remorse, callousness, poor behavioral controls, impulsivity, irresponsibility, failure to accept responsibility for one's own actions.

I recommend that he eats humble pie three times a day before he gets his just desserts, after all you are what you eat.

I'm off to pop a few jealously tablets.

[zeantsoi]

Sociopathic, perhaps... but psychopathic? I'm not sure he fits the description even based on the symptoms you've listed. - Glib and superficial charm: Is there any other sort of charm? - Pathological lying: Yes, there are depictions of lies (lady in the swimming pool), but are they substantively pathological? - Conning and manipulation: These are mistaken for being the same thing; from the article, he is certainly a manipulator, but perhaps not a conman. - As for lack of remorse, callousness, poor behavioral controls, impulsivity, irresponsibility, and failure to accept responsibility for one's actions... couldn't these be symptomtic of adolescence as well???

That said, I agree that this kid needs a dose of humility, and I'm sure he's going to get it in spades over the next few years.