Which Issue Became Part of a Bitter Debate Between Melanie

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which issue became part of a bitter debate between Melanie Klein and Anna Freud during the 1920s and 1930s?

• A)the male Oedipus complex
• B)the idea of childhood psychoanalysis
• C)the notion of unconscious defense mechanisms
• D)the importance of symbolic language in young children

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