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Some structural considerations in the relationship between M and empathy.
Abstract
After reviewing some of the difficulty around defining empathy, this paper draws attention to three underemphasized structural factors in the empathic tie between self and other. The following distinctions are drawn: (a) empathy vs. fusion with the object: (b) empathy vs. a narcissistic attachment to the object: and (c) empathy vs. an intuitive but fragmented orientation to part-objects. The relationship between Rorschach's M and empathy is reexamined in light of these considerations, and it is concluded that the experience of kinaesthesia on the Rorschach reflects some, but not all, of the components of empathy.
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“Vulnerable narcissism has been associated both with the fear of being taunted (gelotophobia) (leading to social retraction and isolation) (38), and with to the joy of making fun of others (katagelasticism) (emphasizing more antagonistic attitudes) (39, 40).”
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“Several authors have suggested that the form quality of human movement responses may relate to the accuracy of a subject’s empathic understanding of others (Urist, 1976).”
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“As highlighted by Urist (1976), M seems to reflect the capacity to experience others via sensitivity to their subjective experience, as alive and human, and as whole figures whose total personalities represent a complex integration of various affectively charged and more neutral attitudes.”
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- Authors
- Urist, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Urist, Jeffrey
- Venue
- Journal of Personality Assessment
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1976-12
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 573-578
- ISSN
- 0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7752
- OpenAlex
- W2082722865
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality Assessment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- empathy, Rorschach test, kinesthesia, part-objects, self-other relations, projective techniques
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