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On narcissism. The Kleinian approach
The Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|September 1, 1989
Summary
The Kleinian approach views narcissism as a defense against early relationship pain, focusing on secondary narcissism. Primary narcissism is considered obsolete in this psychoanalytic framework.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
Background:
- The Kleinian approach re-evaluates Freudian concepts of narcissism.
- Focuses on the evolution of psychoanalytic thought over 70 years.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the Kleinian perspective on narcissism.
- To highlight the clinical significance of narcissistic destructive organizations.
Main Methods:
- Review of Kleinian psychoanalytic theory.
- Analysis of clinical and theoretical conclusions regarding narcissism.
Main Results:
- Clinically, psychoanalysts address severe forms of secondary narcissism.
- Freud's primary narcissism concept is deemed obsolete.
- Narcissism is a defense against primitive object relationship pain.
Conclusions:
- Narcissism involves greed, envy, and denial of dependence.
- Narcissistic destructive organizations are clinically important in contemporary Kleinian thought.