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depleted". The most extreme form of object-libido is the state of being in love: at the opposing end of the scale is paranoic fantasy. During the state of primary narcissism, the two forms of psychical energy are yet to be distinguished. It is only when there is object-cathexis that it becomes possible to "discriminate a sexual energy—the libido—from the energy of the ego-instincts".
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people and things, he suggests that: "the libido that has been withdrawn from the external world has been directed to the ego, and thus gives rise to an attitude which may be called narcissism." It is a secondary narcissism because it is not a new creation but a magnification of an already existing condition (primary narcissism).
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Prior to this essay, the libido theory focused on 'object-cathexes' - the emanations and withdrawals of libido relative to objects and others. Here Freud focuses for the first time on the antithesis between ego-libido and object-libido, noting that "the more one is employed, the more the other is
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Largely as a result of his observation of the peculiar nature of the schizophrenic's relation to themselves and the world, he also postulates a "secondary narcissism". Observing that the two fundamental qualities of such patients were megalomania and withdrawal of interest from the real world of
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Freud postulates a universal "primary narcissism" that is a phase of sexual development in early infancy (described in an earlier work as a necessary intermediate stage between auto-eroticism and object-love, love for others). Portions of this 'self-love' or ego-libido are, at later stages of
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In the paper, Freud sums up his earlier discussions on the subject of narcissism, considers its place in sexual development, and looks at the deeper problems of the relation between the ego and external objects, reconsidering the
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theory to draw a new distinction between 'ego-libido' and 'object-libido' The essay is notable for its introduction of the idea of the '
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The neurotic constitution; Outlines of a comparative individualistic psychology and psychotherapy
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Freud also looks at the concept in relation to his disputes with the theories of
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development, expressed outwardly, or "given off" toward others.
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Sigmund Freud
‹See Tfd›
German
Sigmund Freud
psychoanalysis
libido
ego ideal
superego
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Egosyntonic and egodystonic
History of narcissism
Narcissistic withdrawal
"Narcissism"
"Psychoanalysis: Theory and treatment"







"On Narcissism"
"Revisiting Freud and Kohut on narcissism"
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