James F.MASTERSON
1. The spontaneity and vitality of affect
Affect is deeply concerned with vitality, joy, vigor, excitement and capacity to feel spontaneously
2. self-righteousness
3. self-activation assertion and support
Identifying one’s unique individualizing desires and being able to express them in real life support and the capacity to use the power of independent initiative and assertion to defend when attacked
4. acceptance of self-activation and maintenance of self-esteem
A positive and coherent sense of one’s self with a mood and/or environmental issue or interaction Identifying and accepting that you are coping with the attitude. This acceptance is the driving force necessary for an adequate self-esteem to attack independently.
5. Soothe painful affects
The capacity to plan independently is a device for limiting, minimizing, and soothing painful affects
6. Continuity of the self
through an effective over-regulation; Recognition and acceptance that the “I AM,” as the subject of a particular experience, is able to identify with the “I AM,” which is sustained over time and belonging to another experience
7. Determination
Self-consciousness towards an object or relationship dedication and persistence in reaching the goal despite all obstacles
8. Creativity
Using the self to transform old familiar patterns into new and different ones
9. intimacy
The capacity to fully express oneself in a close relationship, with minimal anxiety about being abandoned or engulfed
