Heinz Kohut 2 Flashcards
The early self becomes crystallized
around two basic narcissistic needs: (1) the need to ____ ___ ____ self and (2) the need to acquire an _____ _____ of one or both parents.
exhibit the grandiose
need to acquire an idealized image
The grandiose-exhibitionistic self f is established when the infant relates to a “_____” selfobject who reflects approval of its behavior. “If others see me as perfect, then I am perfect.”
mirroring
The ____ _____ is opposed to the grandiose self because it implies that someone else is perfect. a narcissistic need because
the infant adopts the attitude “You are perfect, but I am part of you.”
idealized parent
True or False
Both narcissistic self-images are necessary for healthy personality development. Both, however, must stay within the child as the child grows older.
False
both must change as the child grows older
If they remain unaltered, they result in a pathologically narcissistic adult personality.
In what way can a child grow and foster to mature
Grandiosity must change into a realistic view of self, and the idealized parent image must grow into a realistic picture of the parents.