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Melanie Klein considered envy to have a constitutional basis. The author disputes this view and concludes that envy is a secondary motivating force, having adaptive as well as pathologic consequences. It is related to possessiveness, destructiveness, and aggression and has contributions from all levels of psychosexual development. Envy is closely related to narcissism and the individual's feeling of self-esteem.