The development of narcissism is usually studied from the standpoint of the drives, or more specifically of the libido. This paper considers narcissism from the standpoint of the ego and seeks to delineate separate developmental lines. From this point of view, a variety of forms may be distinguished which are ordinarily structured during the oedipal period. It is postulated that narcissism cannot be considered as truly separable from the vicissitudes of the love and hate of objects. This formulation makes possible consideration of recent observations concerning the 'narcissistic personality' without requiring major new economic, structural, or dynamic metapsychological constructs.
自恋的发展通常是从驱力的角度，或者更具体地说是从力比多的角度来研究的。本文从自我的角度来探讨自恋，并试图勾勒出不同的发展脉络。从这个角度来看，可以区分出多种通常在俄狄浦斯期形成的形式。据推测，自恋不能被视为与对客体的爱与恨的变迁真正分离。这种表述使得在无需重大的新的经济学、结构学或动力学元心理学构建的情况下，能够考虑有关“自恋人格”的近期观察结果。
