Narcissist: Negative Introjects, No Superego, Only Bad Object Internalized
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the difference between the super ego and negative introjects, emphasizing the confusion caused by self-styled experts online. He explains that the primitive superego is not the same as the superego and that the superego is the moral component of personality, representing parental and societal standards. Vaknin also delves into the concept of the internalized bad object and negative introjects, distinguishing them from the superego and highlighting the role of defense mechanisms in coping with these internal voices. Additionally, he touches on the self-system theory proposed by Harry Stack Sullivan.