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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 THE MYTH OF NARCISSUS
Ovid's tale
Other versions of the Narcissus myth in Antiquity
Evolution of the Narcissus material in medieval and modern times
Interpretation of the myth from a Jungian perspective
2 ON NARCISSISM: AN INTRODUCTION
Remarks on Freud's reformulation of the instinct theory
The dispute between Freud and Jung
Differences over the instinct theory
Distinguishing between 'introversion' and 'narcissistic cathexis of libido'
Primary narcissism versus primary object love
3 EGO AND SELF IN ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
The views of C.G. Jung
Erich Neumann's concept of the ego—self axis
The primary self (Michael Fordham)
The psychoanalytic concept of the self as self-representation
Object constancy
The ego
On the psychology of the self in the works of Heinz Kohut
Comparing various concepts of the self
4 ASPECTS OF THE CONCEPT OF NARCISSISM
Narcissism as a developmental stage
Narcissism as a mode of object relation
Narcissism as a synonym for self-esteem
5 INDIVIDUATION PROCESS AND MATURATION OF NARCISSISTIC LIBIDO
C.G. Jung's views on the individuation process
Self-realisation in the light of Kohut's views on narcissism
The question of meaning for Jung and Kohut
Psychoanalysis' critique of Kohut's position
6 SOME GOALS OF NARCISSISTIC MATURATION AND THEIR MEANING FOR THE INDIVIDUATION PROCESS
Empathy
Creativeness
Humour
Wisdom
Individuation and thou-relationship — self and 'object'
7 FORMS OF NARCISSISTIC DISTURBANCES
The question of diagnosis
The subjective experience of narcissistic woundedness
Depression, grandiosity, and vulnerability
Influences of the grandiose self
Disturbances in the realm of empathy
The grandiose self and creativity
Narcissistic rage and the 'shadow' (in a Jungian sense)
Etiological and psychodynamic views of narcissistic disturbances
8 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDERS
General remarks on the analytic approach to psychotherapy
Mirror transference
Idealising transference and archetypal fantasy
Empathy, countertransference, and narcissistic problems in the analyst
Jung's 'dialectical procedure' and the analysis of childhood
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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