Psychoanalytic Theories on Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality

The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Treatments

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 41-55

  Ronningstam, Elsa ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Death drive; Destructive narcissism; Narcissistic rage; Narcissistic trauma; Self criticism; Self esteem regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886064593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118093108.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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