Bragan K
Ashburn Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1990 Dec;24(4):537-42. doi: 10.3109/00048679009062910.
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw are introduced as great exponents of the cult of individuality and as providing examples of the two poles of the self as defined by Kohut. Wilde's need for mirroring, and his use of defensive strategies to support the self, is contrasted with Shaw's compensatory use of idealization to create a strong and stable self. While acknowledging the way self psychology can explain some aspects of the personalities of these great men, it is also suggested that it does not explain all, and in particular does not explain the economic aspect. Questions about the latter are raised in conclusion.
奥斯卡·王尔德和萧伯纳被介绍为个人崇拜的伟大代表，以及科胡特所定义的自我两极的范例。王尔德对镜像的需求，以及他运用防御策略来支撑自我，与萧伯纳通过理想化的补偿性运用来塑造强大而稳定的自我形成对比。在承认自我心理学能够解释这些伟人性格某些方面的同时，也有人指出它并不能解释全部，尤其是无法解释经济方面。最后提出了关于后者的问题。
