Psychoanalysis of shame and narcissism

With the topic of narcissism drawing attention, interest in shame also followed. Since the time of Freud, shame has not received much spotlight in the field of ego psychology. It is rather a concept which subsequently received recognition when the topic of narcissism arose through Kohut’s creation of self psychology. As an important emotional display of narcissism, shame plays a crucial role in clinical situations in understanding the narcissists. Psychoanalysts are divided in the topic of narcissism, and thus hold different perspectives for shame. Some view it as signal or defense mechanism for the conflict caused by the emergence of drive. Others view it as “the fusion with the lost idealized object”. Kohut’s viewpoint is that shame is “a failure of the selfobject in empathizing and admiring.” The following article will discuss the relationship between shame and narcissism in a psychoanalytical perspective and clinical importance of it.

keywords: 수치심, 자기애, 자아 심리학, 자아 이상, 자기 심리학, Shame, Narcissism, Ego Psychology, Ego Ideal, Self Psychology

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Vol.30 No.3

Psychoanalysis of shame and narcissism

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