Imposter Syndrome and The As-If Personality in Analytical Psychology: The Frag [Paperback]

Acknowledgements  Credits  Introduction  1. As-If defined  2. Through the looking glass of persona  3. The presence of the father's shadow  4. The refusal of twoness in sexual addiction and pornography  5. This is a love story- Echo and Narcissus  6. Blank, void, emptiness  7. Envy as a disturbed search for self  8. The encounter of transferences  9. Ageing, image and illusion  10. Body Fragility  11. Where do I belong?  12. Living on  Index

This insightful book explores the as-if personality through the lens of Jungian analytical psychology, illuminating how the same forces that can disturb personal development relationally, socially, and culturally are equally an impetus toward expressing and relating with ones more complete self.

Susan Schwartz, drawing creatively on Jung and French psychoanalytical traditions, has produced a beautiful and insightful book on the as-if personality. The study uniquely combines theoretical and clinical dimensions so that one gets a full feel for the richness of actual therapy with these most challenging of patients. The text is replete with exquisite quotes that set the emotional tone. This volume, The Imposter Syndrome and the As-If Personality in Analytical Psychology: The Fragility of Self, is at the cutting edge of Jungian and psychoanalytic thinking.

Henry Abramovitch, Founding President, Israel Institute of Jungian Psychology, in honour of Erich Neumann & Preofessor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University.

Susan Schwartzs compelling and timely study of the as-if personality explores the phenomenology of a person who exists unseen, as if living behind a wall. Dr Schwartz captures with great empathy the struggles of both individuals and collectives to cope with feelings of acutelã/