Authors: Peter A. Lessem
ISBN-13: 9780765703804, ISBN-10: 0765703807
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
This comprehensive, introductory text makes the concepts of self psychology accessible for both students and clinicians. Beginning with an overview of the development of Kohut's ideas, particularly those on narcissism and narcissistic development, the author lucidly explains self object concept and why it is at the core of the self psychological vision of human experience. The book also covers how self psychology conceives of psychological growth, therapeutic action, and psychopathology and offers valuable guidance for the clinician who puts self psychological treatment into practice.
1 | In the beginning | 1 |
2 | The reformulation of the concept of narcissism | 11 |
3 | The self and selfobject concepts | 26 |
4 | Empathy | 63 |
5 | How self psychology conceives of psychological growth and therapeutic action | 79 |
6 | Psychopathology : disturbance and disorders of self-experience | 96 |
7 | Clinical process | 118 |
8 | Intellectual and sociocultural influences on Kohut | 159 |
9 | Intersubjectivity | 169 |
10 | Motivational systems theory | 186 |
11 | Self psychology's view of aggression | 196 |
12 | The vision of self psychology | 207 |
13 | Self psychology's contributions to the evolution of psychoanalytic theory and practice | 217 |
App | Theorists who anticipated self psychology | 221 |