Paper Session C
6. Shattering the Template:
The Effect of Moments of Meeting on
Enduring Systems of Pathological Accommodation
Presenter: |
Gary S. Taerk, MD, FRCP(C) |
Discussant: |
Steven Knoblauch, PhD |
Self Psychology Page | 23rd Conference Program
Overview
This paper describes the psychoanalytic treatment of a man suffering from a severe narcissistic personality disorder. I will emphasize the effect of two "moments of meeting" in the analysis which led to a profound shift in the analysand’s habitual way of being, particularly in the area of his enslavement to the needs and wishes of others. I will also discuss the implication of these so-called "now moments" in the treatment of personality disorders in general and of patients with enduring structures of pathological accommodation in particular.