Narcissism and Ideals
18th Congress of the Hellenic Psychoanalytical Society
Aghia Paraskevi Athens
Nov. 21 – 23, 2025
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18th Congress of the Hellenic Psychoanalytical Society 21, 22, 23 November 2025
„Is narcissism instinctual in nature, or is it a neutral energy that can be used either positively or negatively? Is it a part of the ego, or—having instinctual qualities—is it an offshoot of the id? How can we further understand the role of narcissism in clinical entities, particularly in depression, psychosomatic pathology, and borderline cases? What happens in therapies and analyses? How can we understand the role of narcissism in transference–countertransference entanglements in analytic work? To what extent might transference and countertransference become narcissistic mirrorings of the analysands in the analysts and vice versa? Finally, what is happening with the current ideals of psychoanalysts? How likely is it that psychoanalysis, through today's analysts, might drift toward ideologies and principles that do not align with the psychoanalytic methodology and ethics and deviate from its original humanistic character?“ —from the Argument of the 18th Congress of HPS – Introduction to the Topic by Maria Chatziandreou
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