 | Alan M. Klein - Social Science - 1993 - 344 pages
...rather, bureaucratic rationality: Narcissism represents the psychological dimensions of this dependence. Notwithstanding his occasional illusions of omnipotence,...narcissist depends on others to validate his self-esteem. . . . His apparent freedom from family ties and institutional restaint does not free him to stand alone... | |
 | Frank Hearn - Social Science - 224 pages
...constraints does not free him to stand alone or to glorify in his individuality," writes Lasch (1984:10). "On the contrary, it contributes to his insecurity,...his 'grandiose self reflected in the attentions of others, or by attaching himself to those who radiate celebrity, power, and charisma." In line with... | |
 | Irene Taviss Thomson - History - 2000 - 172 pages
...dimension of this dependence . . . the narcissist depends on others to validate his self-esteem. . . . His apparent freedom from family ties and institutional...On the contrary, it contributes to his insecurity" (38). For Lasch, unlike Sennett and other critics, narcissism is a psychiatric designation. The narcissist,... | |
 | Wilfred M. McClay - History - 2007 - 517 pages
...the "narcissist": one whose "apparent freedom from family ties and institutional constraints" merely "contributes to his insecurity, which he can overcome...his 'grandiose self reflected in the attentions of others, or by attaching himself to those who radiate celebrity, power, and charisma." Perniciously,... | |
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Notwithstanding his occasional illusions of omnipotence, the narcissist depends on others to validate his self-esteem. He cannot live without an admiring audience. His apparent freedom from family ties and institutional constraints does not free him to... 