The speaker discussed how sudden emergence of memories and insights can be destabilizing and must be handled carefully in therapy to avoid overwhelming or retraumatizing patients, noting shifts away from
The speaker reviewed multiple models of narcissism—sociosexuality, the agency model, and the dominant psychodynamic/psychonamic synthesis—highlighting core traits such as grandiosity, entitlement, approach orientation, compulsivity, and repetition compulsion. He explained developmental
The speaker provided a clinician-focused exploration of sublimation, defining it as an ego-driven transformation of instinctual energy (originally sexual, later including aggression) into socially valued, non-instinctual activities through mechanisms like
Sand Baknne linked the false self in narcissistic pathology to the concept of sublimation, arguing the false self functions as a sublimatory channel that redirects traumatic, aggressive, and depressive energies
Sam Vaknin introduces ‘delusional resonance’ as a process distinct from trauma bonding, arguing that both abuser and victim share matching delusions that glue them into a shared fantasy. He outlines
The contrast between DSM and ICD highlights a broader debate in mental health: Should diagnosis be rigid and categorical or flexible and dimensional? The ICD’s nuanced, clinically informed, and culturally
The video advocates for scientific literacy, skepticism of simplistic explanations, and awareness of the complexity underlying psychological and behavioral phenomena. It emphasizes that science, not common sense, must guide our
Healthy narcissism is a foundational element of mental health—regulating self-worth, identity, and functioning—while the speaker argued that reality testing should be added as a core criterion to distinguish health from
The speaker distinguishes narcissistic rage from psychopathic rage, explaining that narcissistic rage is reactive, short-lived, ostentatious, and serves as self-regulation to restore grandiosity, while psychopathic rage is goal-oriented, instrumental, and
Narcissists under stress can shift into borderline states with emotional dysregulation and, if frustration persists, transition into a psychopathic state characterized by cold, premeditated, and potentially violent behavior. They perceive
