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Narcissistic & Borderline Conditions
September 9, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (APP)
2019-20, 1st Block — Mondays, 8:00-9:15pm
Kim Brotherton, LICSW BCD
Matthew Brooks, MSW LICSW
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Introduction
In this eight-week course, we will focus on the dynamics and treatment of Narcissistic and Borderline character organization. Through readings and case material, we aim to strike a balance between clinical theory and practice experience. In our sessions we will review key concepts in the readings for each week while applying these to our own clinical experiences.
In preparation for our sessions, while reading the material for the week, you may find it useful to attend to your emotional reactions in addition to your critical thinking. In what ways do you like/not like, agree/disagree with the writer? Why? What relevance, if any, does the material have for your clinical work? How does it help inform your understanding of a particular case or cases?
September 9, 2019
[43 pages]Lingiardi, V.; McWilliams, N. (Eds.) (2017). Ch1, “Personality Syndromes” in Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2nd Edition, PDM-2). New York: Guilford Press. pp15-29
This reading provides a brief background on conceptualizing personality structure and developmental levels.
Lingiardi, V.; McWilliams, N. (Eds.) (2017). “Narcissistic Personalities” in Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2nd Edition, PDM-2). New York: Guilford Press. pp46-48.
A brief overview of Narcissistic Personalities.
Erwin, E., Ed. (2001). The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture. New York: Routledge. pp355-359.
A Freudian conceptualization.
McWilliams, N. (2011). Ch 8, “Narcissistic Personalities” in Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in Clinical Process (2nd Edition), pp176-195.
