Self Psychology
"Self Psychology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Psychoanalytic theory focusing on interpretation of behavior in reference to self. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Terms, 1994) This elaboration of the psychoanalytic concepts of narcissism and the self, was developed by Heinz Kohut, and stresses the importance of the self-awareness of excessive needs for approval and self-gratification.
| Descriptor ID |
D019455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.739.794.837
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