Deconstruction of Narcissism and the Function of the Object - Explorations in Psychoanalysis

The Deconstruction of Narcissism and the Function of the Object addresses the topic of narcissistic suffering and presents an innovative take on its psychoanalytic treatment through the deconstruction of its solipsism.

List of contents

Series editor's foreword by Gabriela Legorreta  1. Working-through and its various models  2. The function of the object in the binding and unbinding of the drives  3. Sexualisation and desexualization in psychoanalysis  4. Deconstructing primary narcissism  5. Destructiveness and complex forms of the "survival" of the object  6. The symbolizing function of the object  7. Transference and associativity. Psychoanalysis and its debate with suggestion  8. Associativity and non-verbal language  9. An introduction to the work on primary symbolization  10. Rupture/separation as an analyser of bonding

About the author

René Roussillon is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Lyon, France. He was awarded the Bouvet Prize in 1991 and the Sigourney Award in 2016. He is the author of 5 books translated into 10 languages. Roussillon is also a training member of the Société Psychanalytique de Paris and the Groupe Lyonnais de Psychanalyse Rhône-Alpes.

Summary

The Deconstruction of Narcissism and the Function of the Object addresses the topic of narcissistic suffering and presents an innovative take on its psychoanalytic treatment through the deconstruction of its solipsism.

Product details

• Authors: Rene Roussillon, René Roussillon, Rene (University of Lyon Roussillon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032056869
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3205686-9
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: The International Psychoanalytical Association Psychoanalytic Ideas and Applications Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis