On the psychoanalytic theory of instinctual drives. III: The complications of libido and narcissism.
This is the third in a series of papers scrutinizing the development of Freud's theory of instinctual drives. Freud's formal statement of the libido theory and "extension of the libido to the ego" are reviewed and compared with his other propositions on instinctual drives and psychic structure.
D004328:Drive; D004532:Ego; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D007323:Instinct; D007989:Libido; D009289:Narcissism; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory