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Narcissism and the Self

Dynamics of Self-Preservation in Social Interaction, Personality Structure, Subjective Experience, and Psychopathology
By:R. Behrendt
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137491473
eText ISBN:9781137491480
Edition:0
Copyright:2015
Format:Reflowable

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The book examines how coevolved intraspecific aggression and appeasement gestures can give rise to complex social, cultural, and psychopathological phenomena. It argues that the individual's need regulate narcissistic supplies and maintain feelings of safety is the overriding determinant of human conduct and thought in mental health and illness.