Narcissism as motive

Psychoanalytic Quarterly

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 755-798

  Meissner, W W ^a,b  

^a East

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONFLICT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DRIVE; EGO; FANTASY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; METAPSYCHOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SHAME; SUPEREGO;

EID: 48249124635     PISSN: 00332828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2008.tb00359.x     Document Type: Review

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