The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders by Masterson, James F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Halftitle Title Copyright Contents Introduction I. The Psychopathology of Narcissism

1. The Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Clinical Picture Case Illustrations A Developmental Theory Intrapsychic Structure Kohut on the Narcissistic Disorder and the Psychology of the Self Kernberg on the Narcissistic Personality Disorder

2. Differential Diagnosis

3. The Clinical Picture: Case History and Intrapsychic Structure

Past History Intrapsychic Structure

Confrontation Versus Interpretation The Testing Phase of Treatment

A Developmental Object Relations Theory True and False Self (Winnicott) The Internalized Split Object Relations Part-Units of the False Self Case Illustrations Principles of Treatment of a Patient with a False Self Summary

II. The Borderline Personality Disorder

7. A Revision and Update of Developmental Theory

The Role of Maternal Libidinal Availability in the Borderline Syndrome The Rapprochement Subphase of Separation-Individuation Split Object Relations Unit/Pathologic Ego Alliances Later Development of the Borderline Confrontation Cautions about Clinical Research

8. The Clinical Picture: The Borderline Triad

Fred F Leslie G

9. Therapeutic Alliance, Transference Acting-out, Transference

Freud on Transference Acting-out and Working-through A Developmental Perspective Therapeutic Alliance Therapeutic Frame or Setting Case Illustrations Discussion

10. Transference Acting-out and Working-through

Problems in Management of Transference Acting-out The Therapeutic Task Case Illustrations Discussion

11. The Role of Mastery of the Talionic Impulse

The Talionic Impulse and Society Talionic Impulse and the Individual Vicissitudes of the Talionic Impulse in the Borderline Patient Case Illustrations Summary

12. Termination of Treatment

Termination of Unsuccessful Treatment Successful Termination The Clinical Picture of Termination Countertransference Acting-out as a Form of Termination Termination Because of Transference Addiction

III. Reflections

13. Reflections

Problems in Treatment of the Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders The Purpose of Psychotherapy

Bibliography Index