Mentalization-based treatment for pathological narcissism : a handbook


Robert P. Drozek, Brandon T. Unruh, Anthony W. Bateman
Bok Engelsk 2023
Medvirkende
Omfang
xxiv, 403 sider
Opplysninger
"As a clinical and theoretical construct, narcissism is currently receiving an unprecedented amount of attention. Multiple authors have highlighted the relevance of narcissism to broader "self-focused" patterns in contemporary culture (Lunbeck, 2014; Malkin, 2015; Twenge & Campbell, 2009), and the term "narcissism" is now employed liberally in everyday media, discussions of celebrities, reality television, social media, "selfie"-culture, and political figures. Within psychology, research on narcissism has proliferated exponentially over the past several decades. According to the database PsychInfo, while only around a dozen empirical papers on narcissism appeared before 1980, several hundred studies on narcissism are now published every year in peer-reviewed academic journals. This research has revealed that narcissism is not simply an annoying personality trait, but a valid psychological construct with real public health costs. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has a lifetime prevalence of 6.2% (Stinson et al., 2008), and narcissistic traits are associated with a range of debilitating psychosocial challenges,"--
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Dewey
ISBN
9780192866134

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