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Section 2. Clinical Applications

The Unwanted Child's Narcissistic Defense

Pages 265-271
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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In this article, the narcissistic defense is presented from the perspective of Spotnitz's (1985) modern psychoanalysis followed by a description of its second-order structural analysis correlate and a discussion of transactional analysis as a treatment to resolve this defense.

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Aaron Lederer

Aaron Lederer is a Certified Transactional Analyst (clinical) in private practice in Chatham, New Jersey. The author welcomes contact with clinicians whose interest is aroused by this article.
 

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