Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process

Introduction. A Comment on Terminology. A Comment on Tone. Part I. Conceptual Issues. Why Diagnose? Psychoanalytic Character Diagnosis. Developmental Levels of Personality Organization. Clinical Implications of Developmental Levels of Organization. Primary (Primitive) Defensive Processes. Secondary (Higher-Order). Part II. Types of Character Organization. Psychopathic (Antisocial) Personalities. Narcissistic Personalities. Schizoid Personalities. Paranoid Personalities. Depressive and Manic Personalities. Masochistic (Self-Defeating). Obsessive and Compulsive Personalities. Hysterical (Histrionic) Personalities. Dissociative Personalities. Appendix: Suggested Diagnostic Interview Format. References. Author Index. Subject Index.