The Genesis and Nature of Self-Esteem

Gerard Chrzanowski, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 35, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1981.35.1.38

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This article aims to encourage the systematic exploration of self-esteem as an empirical foundation for expanding our understanding of human motivation in daily life as well as in the psychotherapeutic situation. It is suggested that self-esteem is a construct with a broader observational platform than the prevailing formulation of conflict.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 35 • Number 1 • 1981, pp. 1–156

Pages: 38 - 46

PubMed: 7258409

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Published in print: 1981, pp. 1–156

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Gerard Chrzanowski, M.D.^†

New York, N.Y.

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Presented at the VIth International Forum for Psychoanalysis, Berlin, 1977.

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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Training Supervisory Analyst, Faculty William Allison White Institute and Psychoanalytic Div. New York Medical College. Mailing address: 250 East 87 St., New York, N.Y. 10028

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