a new perspective on identity, affect, and narcissistic disorders
First Statement of Responsibility
Marcus West.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Karnac
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(xviii, 262 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I AN "IDENTITY-AFFECT" MODEL; CHAPTER ONE The clinical picture; CHAPTER TWO Identity; CHAPTER THREE Affect; CHAPTER FOUR Klein, Bion, projective identification, and the paranoid-schizoid position; CHAPTER FIVE Technique and analytic attitude; CHAPTER SIX Jung, the self, and spiritual experience; PART II PERSONALITY TYPES; Introduction; CHAPTER SEVEN Narcissism and the narcissistic personality; CHAPTER EIGHT The borderline personality; CHAPTER NINE The hysteric personality; CHAPTER TEN The schizoid personality; REFERENCES; INDEX.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Provides an account of the nature and functioning of the non-verbal self, rooted in nature of affect and functioning of an 'affective appraisal mechanism', located in brainstem and right hemisphere of brain. This book draws on theory of narcissism.