title: [Psychodynamic aspects of sports diving].
abstract: Individual and group discussions with divers and instructors were used to discover the psychodynamic bases of the diver's psychology. The clearly narcisistic compensation mechanisms, based essentially on so-called "cross-identification" appear to explain the apparently contradictory personality traits revealed by both psychodiagnostic techniques and phenomenological analysis. The recognition of cross identification as the basis of the narcisism-masochism collusion appears to be a useful addition to the field of accident prevention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004242:Diving; D006801:Humans; D008398:Masochism; D009289:Narcissism; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D013178:Sports Medicine
vernacular_title: Aspetti psicodinamici dello sport subacqueo.