Joan Lachkar
Encyclopedia
Joan Lachkar, Ph.D., is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in private practice in Tarzana, California.
and one with a borderline personality disorder
. She began with the first edition of The Narcissistic/Borderline Couple: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Marital Treatment, in which she explores how partners form a parasitic bond and play out a drama of earlier conflictual experiences, characterized by their painful, circular patterns of behaviour.
Lachkar's publications on the relationship between a narcissistic and borderline led her to analyze the difference in communication regarding the two. This analysis was expressed in her most recent work, How to Talk to a Narcissist, and How to Talk to a Borderline, in which she also describes eight different types of narcissists and eight different types of borderlines. In these last two books, Lachkar elaborated on Marsha M. Linehan
work with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
by developing the "Language of Dialectics," which is a concept used in the communication with various types of borderlines. Parallel to this notion, Lachkar employed Heinz Kohut
's work on self psychology
to develop the "Language of Empathology," which is used in the communication with different types of narcissists.
Dr. Lachkar has also published a few books focusing on the treatment of emotional abuse. Lachkar examined the origins and early warning signs of the psychological violation, introduced the typologies of the abuser and the abused, and explored the bases for their collusive attachments in The Many Faces of Abuse: Treating the Emotional Abuse of High -Functioning Women. In The V-Spot: Healing the 'V'ulnerable Spot from Emotional Abuse, Lachkar explores the healing process of the most sensitive area of emotional vulnerability.
Dr. Lachkar continues to be a contributing author for the Journal of Psychohistory
. A few of her publications include The Psychological Make-up of a Suicide Bomber and The Psychopathology of Terrorism: A Cultural V spot. Most of her articles analyzes the psychology behind terrorism. She also writes many web-based articles on Middle Eastern Studies included in online journals such as, Frontpage Magazine and Family Security Matters.
Biography
Lachkar's main focus in publication is the relationship between one with narcissistic personality disorderNarcissistic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality disorder in which the individual is described as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity...
and one with a borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder described as a prolonged disturbance of personality function in a person , characterized by depth and variability of moods.The disorder typically involves unusual levels of instability in mood; black and white thinking, or splitting; the...
. She began with the first edition of The Narcissistic/Borderline Couple: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Marital Treatment, in which she explores how partners form a parasitic bond and play out a drama of earlier conflictual experiences, characterized by their painful, circular patterns of behaviour.
Lachkar's publications on the relationship between a narcissistic and borderline led her to analyze the difference in communication regarding the two. This analysis was expressed in her most recent work, How to Talk to a Narcissist, and How to Talk to a Borderline, in which she also describes eight different types of narcissists and eight different types of borderlines. In these last two books, Lachkar elaborated on Marsha M. Linehan
Marsha M. Linehan
Marsha M. Linehan is an American psychologist and author. Linehan is a Professor of Psychology, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and BehavioralSciences at the University of Washington and Director of the Behavioral Research and TherapyClinics...
work with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy is a system of therapy originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder...
by developing the "Language of Dialectics," which is a concept used in the communication with various types of borderlines. Parallel to this notion, Lachkar employed Heinz Kohut
Heinz Kohut
Heinz Kohut was an Austrian-born American psychoanalyst best known for his development of Self psychology, an influential school of thought within psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory which helped transform the modern practice of analytic and dynamic treatment approaches.-Early life:Kohut was born...
's work on self psychology
Self psychology
Self Psychology is a school of psychoanalytic theory and therapy created by Heinz Kohut and developed in the United States at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. Self psychology explains psychopathology as being the result of disrupted or unmet developmental needs...
to develop the "Language of Empathology," which is used in the communication with different types of narcissists.
Dr. Lachkar has also published a few books focusing on the treatment of emotional abuse. Lachkar examined the origins and early warning signs of the psychological violation, introduced the typologies of the abuser and the abused, and explored the bases for their collusive attachments in The Many Faces of Abuse: Treating the Emotional Abuse of High -Functioning Women. In The V-Spot: Healing the 'V'ulnerable Spot from Emotional Abuse, Lachkar explores the healing process of the most sensitive area of emotional vulnerability.
Dr. Lachkar continues to be a contributing author for the Journal of Psychohistory
Journal of Psychohistory
The Journal of Psychohistory is a journal in the field of psychohistory published by the Institute for Psychohistory. It aims to provide "a new psychological view of world events — past and present"...
. A few of her publications include The Psychological Make-up of a Suicide Bomber and The Psychopathology of Terrorism: A Cultural V spot. Most of her articles analyzes the psychology behind terrorism. She also writes many web-based articles on Middle Eastern Studies included in online journals such as, Frontpage Magazine and Family Security Matters.
Further reading
- Symposium: The Closing of the American Psyche
- Symposium: Islamic Terror and Sexual Mutilation
- Frontpage Symposium: Islam’s War on Women’s Pleasure
- Apology and Reparation in the Muslim World
- The Fantasy of the Female Suicide Bomber: Better To Have A Place in Heaven Than to Live A Life in Hell