Heinz Kohut and Self-Psychology.The father of the study of Narcissism-NYTimes review: “The question naturally arises whether Kohut succeeded in transforming his own narcissism. Strozier’s portrait indicates that his self-love was very strong indeed. His Kohut is self-obsessed, often unable to entertain any subject but his own work. His need to dominate every conversation seems to have been nearly maniacal. Yet he was also an able teacher and a superbly dedicated therapist, who insisted that empathy not Freudian aloofness, is central to the therapeutic process. (Stay tuned for more analysis of character pathology and how to deal with it.May not be a coincidence that the Donald is president of the U.S.A.!)