Mario Jacoby (1925–2011)

Shame and the Origins of Self-Esteem explores how a lack of self-esteem is the root cause of a susceptibility to shame. Leading Jungian analyst Mario Jacoby provides a timely and comprehensive exploration of the many aspects of shame and shows how these feelings are central to our emotional experience. Jacoby draws upon historical and cultural scholarship to show how important shame is for us in both its individual and social aspects. He also provides practical examples of how therapy can aid in dealing with these feelings.… (mehr)

Jacoby (director, the Jung Institute, Zurich) discusses the Freud/Jung controversy and the more recent research on the self. Through an examination of the experience of self, he draws together both schools at the levels of theory and analytic practice.

"Should be on the `must' reading list of every Jungian trainee in the world. Mario Jacoby's colleagues should try to learn from it as well."

Recent developments in Freudian psychoanalysis, particularly the work of Kohut and Winnicott, have led to a convergence with the Jungian position. Individuation and Narcissism attempts to overcome the doctrinal differences between the different schools of depth psychology, while taking into account the characteristic approaches of each. Through a close examination of the actual experience of self, the process of individuation, narcissism, and narcissistic personality disorder, Mario Jacoby demonstrates the benefits of a cross-fertilization of ideas and techniques for the professional analyst. He also provides a comprehensive discussion of the Freud/Jung controversy and the more recent research on the self for the student of analytical psychology.… (mehr)