Image from Google Jackets

Prisoners of childhood

By: Material type: TextTextNY Basic Books c1981Description: x, 118; bibliog.; indexContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0-465-06347-0
Subject(s):
Contents:
1 The drama of the gifted child and the psychoanalyst's narcissistic disturbance. 2 Depression and grandiosity as related forms of narcissistic disturbance. 3 The vicious circle of contempt.
Abstract: 'Drawing from clinical experience and the study of successful, creative people, Miller shows how parental contempt and lack of respect so easily damage the child's personality.'
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Home library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Zeller Library Pc.Mil (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available B01970

Orig. publ. as Das Drama des begabten Kindes by Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main; trans. by Ruth Ward.

1 The drama of the gifted child and the psychoanalyst's narcissistic disturbance. 2 Depression and grandiosity as related forms of narcissistic disturbance. 3 The vicious circle of contempt.

'Drawing from clinical experience and the study of successful, creative people, Miller shows how parental contempt and lack of respect so easily damage the child's personality.'

Hardcover

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

About the Institute

The C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the study and dissemination of the views of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. His works focus on psychological insight, development of consciousness, and growth. More information

Find a Psychotherapist

By Name or Location

Join our Mailing List

Contact Us

C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles
10349 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Office open: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Phone: (310) 556-1193
Fax: (310) 556-2290
E-mail: administration@junginla.org