Narcissism

“I'm OK, You're Not!”

Bibliographic Data

ID20178766
AuthorsCharles McFarren (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume28
Issue3
Pages244-250
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/036215379802800308
OpenAlexW1910207349
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

The author describes his experience with a narcissistic cult leader in the United States and a narcissistic political demagogue in Bolivia. Examples of narcissism are given from clinical practice and Greek mythology, and narcissism is compared with self-esteem. The developmental origin of narcissism is discussed, and suggestions for dealing with narcissists are given. This article is an attempt to relate psychotherapy to social and political concerns in Bolivia. Additional informationNotes on contributorsCharles McFarrenCharles McFarren, M.Div., M.A., is an ITAA Certified Transactional Analyst (clinical), a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst of ALAT (La Asociación Latinoamericana de Análisis Transaccional), a licensed marriage and family therapist, and the representative in Bolivia of ALDO (La Asociación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Organizacional). He is the director of ISPI, el Instituto Social de Promoción Integral, and has lived and worked in Bolivia since 1952 as a minister of the United Methodist Church, an educator, a therapist, and a consultant in organizational development

Grandiosity · Narcissism · Psychoanalysis · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

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