Description

‘The Mythology of Narcissism: Pathology of the Consumer Age’ (Scholarly Articles, Vol. 13)-2017 Revised, Updated and Reformatted Edition-is a scholarly article both for neophytes and professionals on the subject of narcissism, a recognized psychiatric pathology or disorder that the author identifies, for various reasons, as typically related to our modern consumer culture. The author first identifies the typical symptoms and the overall behavior pattern of persons who suffer from narcissistic wounds. In this context, the author also informs about common misperceptions of this disorder and is outspoken about the true etiology, which is a lack of self-love that is caused by severe wounding early in childhood and youth. This wounding if often the result of parent-child codependence and emotional abuse, and a stringent lack of autonomy early in life. The author then reviews an important work on the etiology of narcissism, published by Thomas More (Care of the Soul, 1994) that sees the healing of the narcissistic wounding in caring for the soul, and developing one’s soul values instead of ‘playing’ a comedy for pleasing others, thereby avoiding access to one’s true self. The articles comes with a comprehensive Bibliography.

Author: Walter, Peter Fritz

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 1517333458
Language: English
Pages: 72