Self Psychology and Diagnostic Assessment - Identifying Selfobject Functions Through Psychological Testing

This book clearly outlines the basic principles of Heinz Kohut's influential self psychology and offers the first analysis of their application to projective assessment.

List of contents

Contents: Preface. Part I: Psychoanalytic Self Psychology. The Shift From Classical Drive Theory to Self Psychology. Self Psychology: Major Concepts. The Central Role of Selfobject Functions. Part II: Selfobject Functions: Psychodiagnostic Indications. Content Analysis of Psychodiagnostic Testing: A Pathway to Understanding Self States. Clinical Indications of Selfobject Functions: Mirroring. Clinical Indications of Selfobject Functions: Idealization and Twinship. Ms. T.: Mirroring. Mr. L.: Idealization and Twinship. Postscript: Summary and Reflections.

About the author

Marshall L. Silverstein

Summary

This book clearly outlines the basic principles of Heinz Kohut's influential self psychology and offers the first analysis of their application to projective assessment.

Product details

• Authors: Marshall L. Silverstein, Silverstein Marshall L.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780805822809
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2280-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychological testing & measurement, Psychological testing and measurement