Author Question: In Kohut's view, successful resolution of the Oedipal conflict occurs when the child: a. is ... (Read 311 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

In Kohut's view, successful resolution of the Oedipal conflict occurs when the child:

a. is making progress toward the establishment of a firm nuclear self
b. already possesses a firm nuclear self
c. relies on his grandiose self to win the affections of the mother
d. relies on his exhibitionistic self to avoid all contact with the father

Question 2

The nuclear self is the result of efforts to recognize and come to grips with the limitations of two poles of the self, the:

a. grandiose self and the autonomous self
b. autonomous self and the primary self
c. grandiose self and the idealizing self
d. idealizing self and the secondary narcissistic self