Chapter 5 T/F Flashcards
Klein enjoyed a warm relationship with her daughter Melitta
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In contrast to Freud’s, most of Klein’s patients were children
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In comparison to Freudian theory, object relations theory places more importance on interpersonal relations.
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Object relations theory emphasizes the father-child relationship over the mother-child relationship.
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Throughout her life, Klein regarded herself as a Freudian, even though she had strong disagreements with Anna Freud.
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Klein rejected the idea of a death instinct.
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The paranoid-schizoid position is limited to infants.
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In theory, the superego is an internalization.
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During the early oedipal months, both boys and girls adopt a “feminine” position.
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Mahler’s first major developmental stage was normal autism.
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During normal symbiosis, infants behave as if they and their mother were a unified, omnipotent system.
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Mahler’s separation-individuation stage takes place from about the 4th or 6th year of life.
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A weakness of Mahler’s theory is that it is based on observations of neurotic adults.
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Kohut believed that infants are naturally narcissistic.
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According to Kohut, innate instinctual drives are the core of human personality.
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