Narcissistic Defenses in the Distortion of Free Association and Their Underlying Anxieties
Narcissistic Defenses in the Distortion of Free Association and Their Underlying Anxieties
O. Kernberg
2015 · DOI: 10.1002/psaq.12022
The Psychoanalytic Quarterly · 10 Citations
TLDR
The author proposes that the dominant narcissistic transference developments typical of the early and middle phases of the analytic treatment of patients with narcissistic personality disorders are reflected in these distortions of free association.