The Object Relations Theorist Melanie Klein Suggests That Important Love

question 83

Multiple Choice

The object relations theorist Melanie Klein suggests that important love relationships are mixed with emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. People react to these emotions by

• A) avoiding close relationships.
• B) resorting to idealizations of relationships.
• C) regressing to early stages of psychosexual development.
• D) adopting a new object.

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Definitions:

Processing Ability

The capacity of an individual to perceive, analyze, and respond to information in their environment.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the force driving human behavior and emotional processes.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that banishes the past from current awareness.