Three Characters: Narcissist, Borderline, Manic Depressive

Abstract

tent” (p. 235). As he notes later, Gray’s emphasis is exclusively on uncovering resistances for the purpose of uncovering drive derivatives, believing that these will emerge on their own once resistances are analyzed. I believe this was too optimistic on Gray’s part. In the final chapter, Eagle is critical of newer psychoanalytic schools that portray their contributions as the new, best, complete theory rather than additions to existing theory. He also sees views of common ground amongst disparate theories as illusory. As Eagle has portrayed how different theories can be integrated within ego psychology in previous chapters, there is no grand finale. In summary, this is a book in the Hartmann-Rapaport tradition. It presents a theory of mind that integrates various theories within an ego psychological paradigm that would be useful for all psychoanalysts to understand. While the book isn’t written with a clinical focus, it could be useful to psychoanalytic clinicians from all schools to consider.