A Psychoanalytic Reflection on Narcissistic Parenthood and Its Ramifications : The Forgotten Echo

A Psychoanalytic Reflection on Narcissistic Parenthood and its Ramifications: The Forgotten Echo proposes a new perspective on narcissism, focusing on its destructive impact within relationships. Hila Yahalom discusses the patterns and ramifications of traumatizing upbringing by narcissistic parents, exploring the resulting development of a defensive-behavioral pattern and personality structures in the child which constitutes a mirror image of narcissism. Yahalom assesses a wide range of psychoanalytic theories in presenting a broad outlook on narcissism, its roots, and the manner by which pathological narcissism may manifest in interpersonal relationships as 'narcissistic abuse'. The book considers the narcissist's perverted occupation of the psychic space of others, with both participants usually blind to the phenomenon - a blindness that is reenacted in therapy, affecting its course. The book contains clinical vignettes from the author's work as well as examples from the life stories of Heinz Kohut's Mr. Z, Franz Kafka and Maria Callas. A Psychoanalytic Reflection on Narcissistic Parenthood and its Ramifications will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and other clinicians working with narcissism, parenthood and dysfunctional family relationships.

Author: HILA. YAHALOM

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: Jul 22, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 1032625384

ISBN-13: 9781032625386