Narcissism - A Contemporary Introduction

Narcissism: A Contemporary Introduction provides a historical overview of this key foundational concept within psychoanalytic thought.

List of contents

1. A Confusing and Elusive Concept 2. Thick-Skinned or Grandiose Narcissism (GN) and Thin-Skinned or Vulnerable Narcissism (VN) 3. Clinical Examples of GN and VN 4. Alternative Conceptions of the VN/GN Relationship 5. Additional Clinical Examples 6. Relationship Between Self and Other 7. Narcissism as a Defense: Brief Considerations of Etiology

About the author

Richard Wood is a registered psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada. He is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Psychologists in Disability Assessment (CAPDA) and is the author of A Study of Malignant Narcissism: Personal and Professional Insights (2022).

Summary

Narcissism: A Contemporary Introduction provides a historical overview of this key foundational concept within psychoanalytic thought.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Wood, Richard (Psychologist in Private Practice Wood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032649528
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3264952-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis