Feeling, being, and the sense of self : a new perspective on identity, affect, and narcissistic disorders / Marcus West.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

West, Marcus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self.

Identity (Psychology).

Affect (Psychology).

Narcissism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Karnac, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the underlying mechanisms of the psyche. It traces the development of the individual and, in particular, the development of the sense of self, which is understood to be intimately related to the individual's object relations and to play a crucial role in core clinical phenomena. The book outlines a new perspective on identity and affect which sheds light into the heartland of analytic theory, providing fresh insights into narcissism, and narcissistic, borderline, hysteric, and schizoid psychopathologies.

Contents:

Cover; Copy Right; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I: AN "IDENTITY-AFFECT" MODEL; CHAPTER ONE: The clinical picture; CHAPTER TWO: Identity; CHAPTER THREE: Affect; CHAPTER FOUR: Klein, Bion, projective identification, and the paranoid-schizoid position; CHAPTER FIVE: Technique and analytic attitude; CHAPTER SIX: Jung, the self, and spiritual experience; PART II: PERSONALITY TYPES; Introduction; CHAPTER SEVEN: Narcissism and the narcissistic personality; CHAPTER EIGHT: The borderline personality; CHAPTER NINE: The hysteric personality; CHAPTER TEN: The schizoid personality

REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91365-6

0-429-89942-4

0-429-47465-2

1-283-07028-6

9786613070289

1-84940-603-0

9780429474651

OCLC:

723945199