Object Relations Theory Focuses on How Childhood Mental Representations of One's

question 48

Essay

Object relations theory focuses on how childhood mental representations of one's caretakers are captured within the child's personality and persist into adulthood. Describe the nature of the mental representations that persist into adulthood.

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Definitions:

Rhizoids

Rhizoids are small, root-like structures found in non-vascular plants, fungi, and some protists that anchor them to surfaces and absorb nutrients.

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes through mitosis.

Prothalli

The gametophyte stage of ferns and some other non-seed plants, which is free-living and bears the sex organs.

Gemmae

Tiny balls of tissue (borne in gemmae cups) used for asexual reproduction by liverworts.