"I can do it (all) myself": Clinical technique with defensive narcissistic self-sufficiency

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-384

  Almond, Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CAREER; CASE REPORT; COMPETITION; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NARCISSISM; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; RAGE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRANSFERENCE;

EID: 4243100732     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.21.3.371     Document Type: Review

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