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Envy and difference.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20883305     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper explores five examples of envy, examining the similarities and differences between the clinical situations. The theory relating to envy is extensively reviewed and a critique of the Kleinian position is offered, suggesting that the aversion to separation and difference is not only prior to, but also has explanatory precedence over, the functioning of envy. Kleinian examples are explored in this light. The experience of separateness and difference is understood to lead to a number of outcomes: envy, admiration, competitiveness, a sense of low self-esteem and inadequacy, or a fear of being envied. It is argued that the individual's particular personality organization and their associated relational pattern will determine their experience of envy. Examples of schizoid, borderline, narcissistic and hysteric functioning in relation to envy are examined in some depth. The link between these phenomena and the death instinct is touched on.
Authors:
Marcus West
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of analytical psychology     Volume:  55     ISSN:  1468-5922     ISO Abbreviation:  J Anal Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-04     Completed Date:  2011-01-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376573     Medline TA:  J Anal Psychol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  459-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010, The Society of Analytical Psychology.
Affiliation:
marcusaswest@aol.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ego
Humans
Jealousy*
Narcissism*
Personality
Personality Disorders / psychology*
Psychoanalytic Theory*

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