The Narcissistic Personality Disorder – The International Masterson Institute

Week	Topic	Reading Material
1	A traditional classical psychoanalytic view of the narcissistic personality.	Reich, Annie. (1960). Pathological forms of self-esteem regulation. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 15:215-232.
2	Masterson: Developmental Theory; Parenting; Differential Diagnosis.	Masterson, J.F. (1981). The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Part I: The psychopathology of narcissism (pp. 3-5). - Chapter 1: The narcissistic personality disorder (pp. 7-27). - Chapter 2: Differential diagnosis (pp. 28-32; 40-49).
3	Masterson: Therapeutic Technique	Masterson, J.F. (1981). The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 3: The clinical picture: case history and intrapsychic structure (pp. 50-55). - Chapter 4: Psychotherapy of the narcissistic personality disorder – the testing phase (pp. 56-63). - Chapter 5: The beginning of the working-through phase (pp. 64-97).
4	The Closet Narcissistic Disorder. Masterson: further Therapeutic Technique; Communicative Matching.	Masterson, J.F. (1993). The Emerging Self: A Developmental, Self, and Object relations Approach to the Treatment of the Closet Narcissistic Disorder of the Self. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 1: The clinical picture (pp. 3-11). - Chapter 2: A developmental self, and object relations theory (pp. 12-25). - Chapter 4: Therapeutic neutrality, frame, stance and task (pp. 67-85). Masterson, J.F. (1985). The Real Self. A Developmental, Self and Object Relations Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 5: Treatment of the Impaired Real Self: Communicative Matching (pp. 52-89).
5	Masterson: further Therapeutic technique; Shorter-Term treatment.	Fischer, R. (1989). “Psychotherapy of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 5, pp 69-89). Klein, R. (1989). “Shorter-Term Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 6, pp. 103-109).
6	The Devaluing Narcissist; further Differential Diagnosis.	Pearson, J. (1995). “Mirrors of Rage: The Devaluing Narcissistic Patient”, in Masterson & Klein, Disorders of the Self. New Therapeutic Horizons, New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 15, pp. 299-311). Masterson, J. (2000). The Personality Disorders. Phoenix, Arizona: Zeig, Tucker and Co., Inc. - Chapter 5: Differential diagnosis – defensive focus on the object (pp. 116-138).
7	Countertransference with the narcissistic structure.	Fischer, R. (1989). “Countertransference to Transference Acting Out of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, - (Chapter 21, pp. 345-369). Robbins, B. (1995). “Neutrality Under Attack: Devaluation in the Therapeutic Relationship”, in Masterson & Klein, Disorders of the Self. New Therapeutic Horizons, New York: Brunner/Mazel, - (Chapter 16, pp. 313-324).
8	Review: Kohut	Elson, M (Ed.) (1987). The Kohut Seminars on Self Psychology and Psychotherapy with Adolescents and Young Adults. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. - Chapter 1: Value Judgements Surrounding Narcissism (pp. 3-17). - Chapter 2: The Separate Developmental Line of Narcissism and Object Love (pp. 18-30).

Bibliography

– Elson, M (Ed.) (1987). The Kohut Seminars on Self Psychology and Psychotherapy with Adolescents and Young Adults. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
– Masterson, J.F. (1981). The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
– Masterson, J.F. (1985). The Real Self. A Developmental, Self and Object Relations Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
– Masterson, J.F. (1993). The Emerging Self: A Developmental, Self, and Object relations Approach to the Treatment of the Closet Narcissistic Disorder of the Self. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
– Masterson, J.F. (2000). The Personality Disorders. Phoenix, Arizona: Zeig, Tucker and Co., Inc.
– Masterson, J.F. and Klein, R. (editors). (1989). Psychotherapy of the disorders of the self: the Masterson approach. New York: Bruner/Mazel Publishers.
– Masterson, J.F. and Klein, R. (editors). (1995). Disorders of the self: new therapeutic horizons. New York: Bruner/Mazel Publishers.
– Reich, Annie. (1960). “Pathological forms of self-esteem regulation”, Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 15:215-232.

Week	Topic	Reading Material
1	A traditional classical psychoanalytic view of the narcissistic personality.	Reich, Annie. (1960). Pathological forms of self-esteem regulation. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 15:215-232.
2	Masterson: Developmental Theory; Parenting; Differential Diagnosis.	Masterson, J.F. (1981). The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Part I: The psychopathology of narcissism (pp. 3-5). - Chapter 1: The narcissistic personality disorder (pp. 7-27). - Chapter 2: Differential diagnosis (pp. 28-32; 40-49).
3	Masterson: Therapeutic Technique	Masterson, J.F. (1981). The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 3: The clinical picture: case history and intrapsychic structure (pp. 50-55). - Chapter 4: Psychotherapy of the narcissistic personality disorder – the testing phase (pp. 56-63). - Chapter 5: The beginning of the working-through phase (pp. 64-97).
4	The Closet Narcissistic Disorder. Masterson: further Therapeutic Technique; Communicative Matching.	Masterson, J.F. (1993). The Emerging Self: A Developmental, Self, and Object relations Approach to the Treatment of the Closet Narcissistic Disorder of the Self. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 1: The clinical picture (pp. 3-11). - Chapter 2: A developmental self, and object relations theory (pp. 12-25). - Chapter 4: Therapeutic neutrality, frame, stance and task (pp. 67-85). Masterson, J.F. (1985). The Real Self. A Developmental, Self and Object Relations Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel. - Chapter 5: Treatment of the Impaired Real Self: Communicative Matching (pp. 52-89).
5	Masterson: further Therapeutic technique; Shorter-Term treatment.	Fischer, R. (1989). “Psychotherapy of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 5, pp 69-89). Klein, R. (1989). “Shorter-Term Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 6, pp. 103-109).
6	The Devaluing Narcissist; further Differential Diagnosis.	Pearson, J. (1995). “Mirrors of Rage: The Devaluing Narcissistic Patient”, in Masterson & Klein, Disorders of the Self. New Therapeutic Horizons, New York: Brunner/Mazel, (Chapter 15, pp. 299-311). Masterson, J. (2000). The Personality Disorders. Phoenix, Arizona: Zeig, Tucker and Co., Inc. - Chapter 5: Differential diagnosis – defensive focus on the object (pp. 116-138).
7	Countertransference with the narcissistic structure.	Fischer, R. (1989). “Countertransference to Transference Acting Out of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder”, in Masterson, J.F. & Klein, R. Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self: The Masterson Approach. New York: Brunner/Mazel, - (Chapter 21, pp. 345-369). Robbins, B. (1995). “Neutrality Under Attack: Devaluation in the Therapeutic Relationship”, in Masterson & Klein, Disorders of the Self. New Therapeutic Horizons, New York: Brunner/Mazel, - (Chapter 16, pp. 313-324).
8	Review: Kohut	Elson, M (Ed.) (1987). The Kohut Seminars on Self Psychology and Psychotherapy with Adolescents and Young Adults. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. - Chapter 1: Value Judgements Surrounding Narcissism (pp. 3-17). - Chapter 2: The Separate Developmental Line of Narcissism and Object Love (pp. 18-30).