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Internal World & External Reality: Object Relations Theory Applied

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In this work, Dr Kernberg presents his views of normal and pathological narcissism and of the technical complication of these views in respect of applied therapeutic techniques.

374 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1977

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Otto F. Kernberg

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Otto Friedmann Kernberg (born 10 September 1928) is an Austrian-born American psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is most widely known for his psychoanalytic theories on borderline personality organization and narcissistic pathology.

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One of the most important works in modern psychoanalysis, a must read if you're looking for a deep, broad understanding of cluster B psycopathology
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