Dr. Frank Yeomans describes the purpose a narcissistic psychological structure serves, why it can be so difficult to break out of, and why it is so important to try to move to a more individual, nuanced viewpoint rather than the simple, black and white thinking characteristic of narcissistic structures.
Narcissistic psychological structures exist on an individual, family and group level. How can you (or I, or we) get out of a narcissistic structure? What can a therapist do to help on the individual level? What happens when you start to reject the narrative put forth by a narcissistic parent, or a cult leader, or the voice in your head?
Includes a treatment example of an NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) patient.
Frank Yeomans is an expert clinician who makes use of TransferenceFocused Psychotherapy in his practice treating NPD and BPD. In fact, he cowrote the manual on TFP for Borderline Personality Disorder!
Check out our interview of Otto Kernberg (who mentored Frank Yeomans) for lots more related material: • Dr. Otto Kernberg
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