Self Psychology

Question 1

Kohut’s view on how psychopathology develops

Answer 1

• when the person’s environment doesn’t provide the necessary experience to feel human and connected to society
• moving through life without meaning
• something wrong in the way the individual perceives himself

Question 2

3 types of selfobjects that are required for a healthy self

Answer 2

• selfobjects who respond positive to and support the child
• selfobjects who a powerful and who the child can look up to
• selfobjects who are similar to the child to evoke a feeling of likeness

Question 3

Kohut’s transmuting internalizations

Answer 3

-in a safe environment, the child learns to tolerate frustration and disappointment and internalizes what works

Question 4

Kohut’s perspective on psychoanalysis

Answer 4

• EMPATHY
• transferences (mirroring, idealizing, alter ego/twinship)
• analyst being viewed as extension of the patient– so that the patient can develop a more cohesive, rich, sense or self and be able to endure disappointments

Question 5

Kohut’s 3 transferences

Answer 5

• mirroring (analyst viewed as nurturing, patient feels seen, more real)
• idealizing (analyst viewed as powerful and wonderful and patient is as well because of the connection to analyst)
• alter ego/twinship (patient years to feel a likeness with the analyst)