Narcissism and the Self [electronic resource] : Dynamics of Self-Preservation in Social Interaction, Personality Structure, Subjective Experience, and Psychopathology /
Behrendt, R.author.
The book examines how coevolved intraspecific aggression and appeasement gestures can give rise to complex social, cultural, and psychopathological phenomena. It argues that the individual's need regulate narcissistic supplies and maintain feelings of safety is the overriding determinant of human conduct and thought in mental health and illness.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 Affective Expressions; 2.1 Aggression; 2.1.1 Phylogenetic ritualization; 2.1.2 Disdain and disgust; 2.1.3 Control of resources; 2.1.4 Enforcement of compliance and normality; 2.1.5 Neutralization; 2.1.6 Coercion and hatred; 2.2 Appeasement and submission; 2.2.1 Bonding and familiarity; 2.2.2 Infantilisms and alloparental behaviour; 2.2.3 Smile; 2.2.4 Bowing and nodding; 2.2.5 Greeting; 2.2.6 The imaginary plane; 2.2.7 Interaction with context and emotion; 2.3 Care seeking and giving; 2.3.1 Face-to-face interactions; 2.3.2 Infantile cries
2.3.3 Distance-decreasing and contacting behaviours2.3.4 Infantile appeals to care; 2.3.5 Bonding and courtship; 2.3.6 Exhibitionism; 2.3.7 Social feeling; 3 Affective States; 3.1 Anxiety; 3.1.1 Anxiety-related behaviours; 3.1.2 Gregariousness; 3.1.3 Attachment; 3.1.4 Loneliness; 3.1.5 Fear of strangers; 3.1.6 Anxiety as a contagion; 3.1.7 Basic anxiety; 3.1.8 Disintegration anxiety; 3.1.9 Fear of loss of love; 3.1.10 Fear of castration; 3.1.11 Shame; 3.1.12 Fear of exposure; 3.1.13 Conflict and defence; 3.1.14 Anticipation and risk assessment; 3.2 Safety
3.2.1 Self-satisfaction and self-esteem3.2.2 Ego instincts; 3.2.3 Attachment versus narcissism; 3.2.4 Functions of the object; 3.2.5 Responsiveness of the selfobject surround; 3.2.6 Introjection of the source of approval; 3.2.7 Replacement of the source of approval; 3.2.8 Desire and the symbolic; 3.2.9 Conversation; 3.2.10 Wishful fantasy and activity; 3.2.11 Subordination of instinctual drives; 3.2.12 Conflict with the idealized image; 3.3 Habitual transfer from danger to safety; 3.3.1 Learning to escape from aversiveness; 3.3.2 Hedonic control; 3.3.3 Psychotaxis; 3.3.4 Compulsion to repeat
3.3.5 Role relationships3.3.6 Goal-directedness of the personality; 3.3.7 Neurotic trends; 3.3.8 Reality principle and ego defences; 3.4 Narcissism versus object love; 3.4.1 Narcissistic versus libidinal object relations; 3.4.2 Libido theory; 3.4.3 Primary narcissism and love; 3.4.4 Guilt and reparation; 3.4.5 Self-interest versus social interest; 3.4.6 Façade versus spontaneity; 3.5 Pain and anger; 3.5.1 Separation and threat of abandonment; 3.5.2 Loss of object; 3.5.3 Narcissistic injury; 3.5.4 Retaliation; 3.5.5 Guilt and reparation; 3.6 Depletion; 4 Development
4.1 Symbiosis and attunement4.1.1 Primary narcissism; 4.1.2 Primary identification; 4.1.3 Archaic narcissistic configurations; 4.1.4 Empathic responsiveness; 4.1.5 Maternal preoccupation; 4.1.6 Mirroring of the self; 4.1.7 Affectionate interactions; 4.1.8 Intersubjective relatedness; 4.2 Individuation and attachment; 4.2.1 Separation; 4.2.2 Modification of omnipotence; 4.2.3 Mature dependence; 4.2.4 Depressive position; 4.2.5 Basic trust; 4.2.6 Attachment behaviour; 4.2.7 Internal working models; 4.3 Exhibitionism and idealization; 4.3.1 Attention seeking; 4.3.2 Ambition and self-esteem
4.3.3 Transmuting internalization
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book examines how coevolved intraspecific aggression and appeasement gestures can give rise to complex social, cultural, and psychopathological phenomena. It argues that the individual's need regulate narcissistic supplies and maintain feelings of safety is the overriding determinant of human conduct and thought in mental health and illness.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Philosophy of mind.
Psychoanalysis.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Clinical psychology.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Philosophy of Mind.
Psychoanalysis.
Self and Identity.
Community and Environmental Psychology.
Clinical Psychology.