Heinz Kohut

1913–1981, Austria / USA

Austro-American psychoanalyst, founder of self psychology. Reformulated narcissism as a normal part of development.

Books

  • The Analysis of the Self (1971)

    Kohut presents self psychology, reinterpreting narcissism as a normal developmental line with its own pathologies and treatments.

  • The Restoration of the Self (1977)

    Kohut expands his self theory, describing the role of selfobjects in development and the therapeutic process of restoration.