JOHNSON, STEPHEN M. — Humanizing the Narcissistic Style

New York : WW Norton & Co 1987 XIII + 284 p.,, bibliogr., index HARDCOVER: (Orig. cloth yellow boards, titles in green to spine, illustrated cream dust jacket, NEAR FINE) It sacrifices fulfillment to driven achievement, self-worth to praise from others, and the joy of human connectedness to superficial, manipulative relationships.Johnsons carefully conceived integrative psychoanalytic developmental theory will enable therapists to make sense of the array of symptoms seen in character disorders and character styles so that an eclectic treatment approach may be pursued with the guidance of a unified theory. This is the second book in a series that began with Characterological Transformation. The narcissistic style is rooted in the individuals family and early childhood and is an endemic result of our cultures material perfectionism.