1. Training Considerations for Performers. Selection and Self-Investment. The Role of Mentoring. Technical Standards in Training. Work and Identity -- 2. Weight Standards for the Stage and Screen. Defining Physical Parameters. The Dancer's Dilemma. The Etiology of Eating Disorders -- 3. Personal Relationships in the Arts. The Family Unit. The Stage Parent. Peer Review. Transference and the Role of the Leader -- 4. Focusing the Spotlight on Performance. The Quest for Approval. Discrepancies Between the Real and Ideal Self. The Etiology of Performance Anxiety -- 5. Occupational Injuries and Retirement. Work Hazards Among Performers. Reactions to Injuries. The Emotional Costs of Injuries. Relinquishing the Dream: Mourning and Release -- 6. Performing Arts Psychology. Developing a Proficiency. Treatment Protocols. Ethical Issues in the Care of Performers. Future Directions -- App. An Overview of Narcissism. Narcissism: A Dimension of Personality. Narcissism in the Performing Artist
Art as Therapy. Kohut's Theory of Healthy Narcissism
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Includes bibliographical references pages 111-121 and indexes
