Full Description
This volume presents a fully integrated developmental approach that not only differentiates between varying etiologies of the narcissistic and borderline disorders but also provides a detailed guide to effective treatment.
Contents
Introduction, I. THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF NARCISSISM, 1. THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER, 2. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, 3. THE CLINICAL PICTURE: CASE HISTORY AND INTRAPSYCHIC STRUCTURE, 4. PSYCHOTHERAPY OF THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-THE TESTING STAGE: THE SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE MISSION, 5. THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKING-THROUGH PHASE: THE MISSING PIECE AND THE GOLDEN THREAD, 6. NARCISSISTIC PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF THE BORDERLINE AND THE FALSE SELF, II. THE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, 7. A REVISION AND UPDATE OF DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY, 8. THE CLINICAL PICTURE: THE BORDERLINE TRIAD, 9. THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE, TRANSFERENCE ACTING-OUT, TRANSFERENCE, 10. TRANSFERENCE ACTING-OUT AND WORKING-THROUGH, 11. THE ROLE OF MASTERY OF THE TALIONIC IMPULSE, 12. TERMINATION OF TREATMENT, III. REFLECTIONS, 13. REFLECTIONS, Bibliography, Index
