The Summary of Kohut's Two Analyses of the Case of Mr.Z

question 24

Multiple Choice

The summary of Kohut's two analyses of the case of Mr.Z emphasizes that the most significant clinical difference between classical psychoanalysis and self-psychology is:

• A)that classical psychoanalysis relies on consciousness raising techniques,while self-psychology does not make use of interpretations.
• B)that self-psychology methods first support the development of a mirroring transference before consciousness-raising techniques are employed.
• C)that a self-psychology approach would regard Mr.Z's grandiosity as stemming from unmet needs,while psychoanalysis emphasizes intrapsychic conflicts organized around the Oedipal process.
• D)that classical psychoanalysis would interpret Mr.Z's arrogance in light of a persistent merger with an idealized mother,while self-psychology would be concerned with the unmet needs of the autonomous self.

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