Albert suffers from narcissistic personality disorder.His therapist says that his problem is due to a lack of parental empathy and support for his normal childhood narcissism.This conceptualization of Albert's problem is most like that of ________.

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This is most similar to Kohut's theory of self psychology, which suggests that healthy narcissism in childhood is normal and necessary for development, but when it is not validated or mirrored by empathetic parents, it can lead to narcissistic personality disorder in adulthood.

Albert Suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder