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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807390303321

Autore

Symington Neville

Titolo

Narcissism : a new theory / / Neville Symington ; foreword by J. Grotstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac Books, c1993

ISBN

0-429-90224-7

0-429-47747-3

1-283-06827-3

9786613068279

1-84940-155-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

158.1

616.8585

Soggetti

Narcissism

Psychiatry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Setting the stage; CHAPTER TWO The composite self; CHAPTER THREE The narcissistic option; CHAPTER FOUR The intentionality of the self; CHAPTER FIVE The erotization of the self; CHAPTER SiX The phenomenology of narcissism; CHAPTER SEVEN The relation between trauma and the narcissistic option; CHAPTER EIGHT The reversal of narcissism; CHAPTER NINE The relation of this theory to other psychoanalytic theories; CHAPTER TEN The effects of narcissism on character; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The author presents fresh insights into the subject of narcissism, drawing on his vast clinical experience of treating people suffering from this disorder.