Conceptual Note on Primary Narcissism, Projective Identification, the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions, and the Babel Phenomenon

A concise theoretical statement introducing the model of the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions developed by Dimitris Seferiadis. This text is structured around four interrelated axes: primary narcissism as a foundational function of cohesion, projective identification as a process of somato-psychic co-regulation, the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions as a dynamic field of psychic organization, and the Babel Phenomenon as the collapse of symbolized communication under conditions of intense relational transmission. It proposes a shift from static diagnostic thinking to a dynamic understanding of psychic life as a continuous process of relationally mediated somato-psychic regulation, unfolding within the intermediate space between diagnostic categories.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19203711
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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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Conceptual Note on Primary Narcissism, Projective Identification, the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions, and the Babel Phenomenon

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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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Conceptual Note on Primary Narcissism, Projective Identification, the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions, and the Babel Phenomenon

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Abstract

A concise theoretical statement introducing the model of the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions developed by Dimitris Seferiadis. This text is structured around four interrelated axes: primary narcissism as a foundational function of cohesion, projective identification as a process of somato-psychic co-regulation, the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions as a dynamic field of psychic organization, and the Babel Phenomenon as the collapse of symbolized communication under conditions of intense relational transmission. It proposes a shift from static diagnostic thinking to a dynamic understanding of psychic life as a continuous process of relationally mediated somato-psychic regulation, unfolding within the intermediate space between diagnostic categories.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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