Phil Mollon

Pathologies of the Self (eBook, ePUB)

Exploring Narcissistic and Borderline States of Mind

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This diminutive book packs a powerful punch … Mollon skilfully manages to bring together the many facets of this subject in a succinct, engaging way… a complex subject, artfully curated and expressed." -- Sussex Counselling and Psychotherapy News, Spring 2021 Pathologies of the Self draws on almost 45 years of clinical practice to explore the nature and structure of human identity. Collectively, we are trapped in images of self, whether constructed by us, or imposed by others. These illusions are inextricably bound to our sense of who we are, and sometimes defended so fiercely that it leads to narcissistic disturbances and borderline states of mind. In this fascinating book Phil Mollon explores narcissistic phenomena in both the clinic and everyday life, demonstrating the illusory nature of the self, and showing how, beneath our defences, we are all 'borderline'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Confer Books
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781913494018
• Artikelnr.: 59148441

Autorenporträt

Nick Totton has been a body psychotherapist for many years and has developed and taught on training courses in Embodied-Relational Therapy and Wild Therapy. He is the author of several books, including Embodied Relating: The Ground of Psychotherapy, Not A Tame Lion, and Wild Therapy. He was founding editor of Psychotherapy and Politics International, and a past chair of Psychotherapists & Counsellors for Social Responsibility and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Union. He lives in Cornwall with his partner and grows vegetables.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and summary 1 Narcissism, delusion, and the development of the structural self 2 The realm of the imaginary 3 The imaginary self 4 Narcissism and sexual trauma 5 The roots and structure of narcissistic disturbance 6 Borderline states References Index