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Malignant Self-Regard: A Self-Structure Enhancing the Understanding of Masochistic, Depressive, and Vulnerably Narcissistic Personalities

Malignant Self-Regard: A Self-Structure Enhancing the Understanding of Masochistic, Depressive,... Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/hrpjournal by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVJ2toCr/9wZZjwPUWvYES9lBjFbu9i0DAnSw4JagSjiU on 10/30/2020 PERSPECTIVES Malignant Self-Regard: A Self-Structure Enhancing the Understanding of Masochistic, Depressive, and Vulnerably Narcissistic Personalities Steven K. Huprich, PhD Several personality disorders have been prominent in the clinical literature but have been inadequately recognized in the diagnostic manuals. This group includes masochistic, self-defeating, depressive, and vulnerably narcissistic personality disorders. The theoretical and empirical relationship of these disorders is reviewed. It is proposed that the construct of malignant self-regard may account for the similarities among them. The construct describes these personality types as being fundamentally related through problematic manifestations of self-structure. The article discusses the diagnostic value of such a construct and the implications of a psychodynamically informed framework for classifying personality pathology. Keywords: depressive personality, hypersensitive narcissism, malignant self-regard, masochism, narcissism he Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis- DSM-IV introduced a related diagnostic category— orders has proposed a number of personality disor- depressive PD. This PD was characterized by a chronic Tders (PDs) over the years, including masochistic, dysphoric and unhappy mood state; by low-self-esteem 2 3,4 1 self-defeating, and depressive PDs. In DSM-III, mas- and a sense of inadequacy; and by pessimism, self-criticism, ochistic PD was proposed as a disorder http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Harvard Review of Psychiatry Wolters Kluwer Health

Malignant Self-Regard: A Self-Structure Enhancing the Understanding of Masochistic, Depressive, and Vulnerably Narcissistic Personalities

Huprich, Steven, K.
Harvard Review of Psychiatry , Volume 22 (5) – Oct 1, 2014
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/hrpjournal by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVJ2toCr/9wZZjwPUWvYES9lBjFbu9i0DAnSw4JagSjiU on 10/30/2020 PERSPECTIVES Malignant Self-Regard: A Self-Structure Enhancing the Understanding of Masochistic, Depressive, and Vulnerably Narcissistic Personalities Steven K. Huprich, PhD Several personality disorders have been prominent in the clinical literature but have been inadequately recognized in the diagnostic manuals. This group includes masochistic, self-defeating, depressive, and vulnerably narcissistic personality disorders. The theoretical and empirical relationship of these disorders is reviewed. It is proposed that the construct of malignant self-regard may account for the similarities among them. The construct describes these personality types as being fundamentally related through problematic manifestations of self-structure. The article discusses the diagnostic value of such a construct and the implications of a psychodynamically informed framework for classifying personality pathology. Keywords: depressive personality, hypersensitive narcissism, malignant self-regard, masochism, narcissism he Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis- DSM-IV introduced a related diagnostic category— orders has proposed a number of personality disor- depressive PD. This PD was characterized by a chronic Tders (PDs) over the years, including masochistic, dysphoric and unhappy mood state; by low-self-esteem 2 3,4 1 self-defeating, and depressive PDs. In DSM-III, mas- and a sense of inadequacy; and by pessimism, self-criticism, ochistic PD was proposed as a disorder

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Harvard Review of Psychiatry – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Oct 1, 2014

Keywords: depressive personality,hypersensitive narcissism, malignant self-regard, masochism,narcissism,narcissism

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