Aggressivity, Narcissism, and Self-Destructiveness in the Psychotherapeutic Rela: New Developments in the Psychopathology and Psychotherapy of Severe Personality Disorders
Otto F. Kernberg
Abstract
This book presents thoughts on the latest psychodynamic developments and insights related to treatment of severe personality disorders. Dividing discussions into two sections—one on psychopathology and the other on psychotherapy—the book examines borderline personality disorder, narcissism, sexual inhibition, transference and countertransference, suicidal behavior, and eating disorders. Each chapter integrates the ideas of European and Latin American psychoanalytic thinkers, bringing them to the attention of English-speaking readers. The book includes a selection of recently published journal ... More
This book presents thoughts on the latest psychodynamic developments and insights related to treatment of severe personality disorders. Dividing discussions into two sections—one on psychopathology and the other on psychotherapy—the book examines borderline personality disorder, narcissism, sexual inhibition, transference and countertransference, suicidal behavior, and eating disorders. Each chapter integrates the ideas of European and Latin American psychoanalytic thinkers, bringing them to the attention of English-speaking readers. The book includes a selection of recently published journal articles.
Keywords:
psychodynamic developments,
severe personality disorders,
psychopathology,
psychotherapy,
borderline personality disorder,
narcissism,
sexual inhibition,
countertransference,
suicidal behavior,
eating disorders
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2004 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780300101805 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 |
DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300101805.001.0001 |
