Psychoanalysis Through the Lens of Narcissism

Auteur

Orna Afek (M.A.) is a senior clinical psychologist and head of the Tamuz Institute for Psychotherapy, established by her in 1994. She also serves as a supervisor and lectures on critical evaluation of psychoanalytic theories, narcissism, dream analysis in psychotherapy, and personality diagnosis, which are her main areas of interest.

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This critical historical review of psychoanalytic theory and practice reflects on the place of psychoanalysis in contemporary Western culture in light of its preoccupation with the self and associated failure to emphasize the role of close interpersonal relationships as central to the human psyche.

Contenu

1. The elusive presence of the separate other in psychoanalytic theory and practice 2. The inevitable impact of personal and subjective factors on personality theories 3. The self-sufficient grandiose self: A discussion of narcissism 4. The theorists and their theories viewed through the lens of narcissism 5. The attachment to the other the theorists pushed to the margins 6. The relational intersubjective school 7. Loss and grief processes a mini-theory shift 8. Reflections on the current status of psychoanalysis as a therapeutic method