Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the editor and contributors; Introduction; Prologue; 1 The realm of arrogance; PART I Developmental realm; 2 An evolutionary hypothesis on arrogance; 3 Arrogance of children and adolescents; 4 Defensive arrogance in adult philanderers; PART II Cultural realm; 5 Arrogance in text and in context; 6 Literary portrayals of arrogance; PART III Clinical realm; 7 Arrogance and aloneness; 8 Arrogance in countertransference; 9 Managing arrogance in child analysis; Epilogue; 10 The realm of humility; References; Index.
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Arrogance as a specific constellation of affect, fantasy, and behavior has received little attention in psychoanalysis. This is striking in light of the enormous amount of literature accumulated on the related phenomenon of narcissism. Rectifying this omission, the book in your hands addresses arrogance from multiple perspectives. Among the vantage points employed are psychoanalysis, evolutionary psychology, cross-cultural anthropology, fiction, as well as clinical work with children and adults. The result is a harmonious gestalt of insight that is bound to enhance the clinician's attunement to the covert anguish of those afflicted with arrogance.