Green eyes, crows, and scorpions: Envy in the contexts of neediness, separateness, and narcissism.

Abstract

constitutional predilection and an intrapsychic event but also a transactive cocreated matrix, and postulate a possible developmental etiology. We present both a brief vignette and a longer one, illustrating a manifestation of neediness envy and the malignant potential of envy in the therapeutic relationship. These examples capture the working through of intrapsychic and intersubjective envy as well as the struggle to detoxify envy and its derivatives. They demonstrate, in the process of working through, how patients are able to regain disowned and dissociated parts of their selves alongside the restoration of the link with the analyst, thus enlivening and expanding the patient's mind as well as the therapeutic dyad's capacity to contain envy.

Adaptación y Validez de Contenido del Cuestionario de Envidia Infantil a Población Adulta [Adaptation and Content Validity of the Child Envy Questionnaire to Adult Population]

“…Actualmente, los psicoanalistas dan importancia a los estudios de la envidia incidiendo en aspectos relativos a su génesis (Anderson 2011;Bonovitz 2010;Debbané 2011;Etchegoyen y Nemas, 2003;Laverde-Rubio, 2004;Rosenberger, 2005;Winarick, 2010;West 2010; o a su relación con trastornos de la personalidad (Hirsch, 2011; Krizan y Johar, en prensa), o la diferenciación de diferentes tipos de envidia (Shoshani, Shoshani, Kella y Becker, 2011). A ello ha contribuido la elevada influencia de la deseabilidad social sobre cualquier intento de estudio de la envidia a través de los instrumentos de uso más frecuente en psicología como son los cuestionarios e inventarios.…”

Romantic Jealousy From the Perspectives of Bowen’s Concept of Differentiation and Gender Differences

“…Some view jealousy as a romantic expression of healthy couple relations, meant to protect the boundaries of the intimate relationship from external threats (Attridge, 2013; Pines, 1992), but others view it as an unhealthy intrusion that can harm couple relations. Support for this latter view can be found in instances in which romantic jealousy serves as a major factor in incidents of spousal violence or as a pivotal reason for conflicts among couples that lead them to marriage counseling (Attridge, 2013; Knobloch, Solomon, & Cruz, 2001; Shoshani, Shoshani, Kell, & Becker, 2012; Telesco, 2003).…”

“…From a personality perspective, it has been found that people prone to jealousy may suffer from separation anxiety and/or narcissistic sensitivity due to excessive parental gratification or frustration of basic needs. For these people, jealousy serves as a defense mechanism, aimed at limiting the independence and separateness of their respective partners (Shoshani et al, 2012). Several studies have also indicated that those who tend to be jealous are usually characterized by an ambivalent attachment style, high level of anxiety, external locus of control, manipulative tendency, paranoid and narcissistic personality features, low self-confidence, and a great need for attention (Buss & Shackelford, 1997; Guerrero, 1998; Leak, Gardner, & Parsons, 1998; Mishori-Shenkar, 1997; Peleg & Yitzhak, 2011).…”