What Is Self Psychology?

By Joseph D. Lichtenberg, MD

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Self psychology is a mode of psychoanalytic treatment originating from a theory of Heinz Kohut that states that each individual’s self cohesion, self esteem and vitality derive from and are maintained by the empathic responsiveness of others to his or her needs.

- Joseph D. Lichtenberg, MD, 18 August 1997

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