Psychoanalysis.  2024 Oct;35(4):60-66. 10.18529/psychoanal.2024.35.4.60.

Understanding Selfobject and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Through the ‘007 Series’: Based on Self Psychology

• Lee CH
• Kim NY
• Paik SH
• Song MS

• KMID: 2560720
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18529/psychoanal.2024.35.4.60

Abstract

In this paper, we analyzed a fictional character from the movie series (James Bond from the 007 series) based on Kohut’s self psychology to understand the formation and evolution of narcissistic personality traits. James Bond experienced sudden parental loss due to a tragic accident. He endured childhood bullying, leading to a deficiency in mirroring selfobject experiences, idealized selfobject experiences, and twinship selfobject experiences. These deficits culminated in his developing narcissistic personality disorder. However, James Bond was able to undergo a process of transmuting internalization through new selfobjects such as M and Madeleine. This enabled him to reactivate disrupted developmental processes and ultimately reach a state of healthy self.

Keyword

James Bond; Narcissism; Selfobject; Self psychology