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Freud's view of death and repetition as grounds of a Kleinian approach to narcissism

Implications for clinical practice

Bibliographic Data

ID8970969
AuthorsRachel B Blass, Rachel Β Blass (Google (United States), corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume100
Issue6
Pages1286-1305
Publication date2019-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00207578.2019.1660579
PMID33945727
OpenAlexW2998715783
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited14

Central to a Kleinian view of the person and the analytic process is the notion that narcissism is mainly pathological, involving the denial of the object, of his existence as independent of oneself or of his having value. The author will argue that the study of how this view is grounded in Freud's thinking, especially his thinking on the death instinct, and particularly in his Beyond the Pleasure Principle , deepens the understanding of this Kleinian view and points to its complexity. Also, through this study what essentially characterizes Kleinian practice, distinguishing it from other kinds of analytic practice is highlighted and Freud's ongoing relevance and contribution to contemporary Kleinian practice is made apparent

Denial · Epistemology · Narcissism · Pleasure · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Relevance (law · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Psychology and Mental Health · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year1
Citation span2020 - 2024 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
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