Abstract
This paper highlights and adds to the understanding of the undifferentiated selfobject, an extension of Kohut’s contributions
of mirror, twinship and idealizing selfobjects. Introduced by Rowe in (2005), the undifferentiated selfobject follows Kohut’s teaching that there are still selfobjects that have not been discovered
and which, therefore, have remained unanalyzed. This paper offers an understanding of the importance of the undifferentiated
selfobject in the treatment of a depressed and potentially suicidal woman.
of mirror, twinship and idealizing selfobjects. Introduced by Rowe in (2005), the undifferentiated selfobject follows Kohut’s teaching that there are still selfobjects that have not been discovered
and which, therefore, have remained unanalyzed. This paper offers an understanding of the importance of the undifferentiated
selfobject in the treatment of a depressed and potentially suicidal woman.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s10615-011-0361-2
- Authors
- Crayton E. Rowe, The New York Institute for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, 230 West End Avenue, Suite 1D, New York, NY 10023-3662, USA
- Journal Clinical Social Work Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3343
- Print ISSN 0091-1674