Object relations/psychodynamic

Question 1

Main object relations family theorist

Answer 1

James Framo

Question 2

Object relationships content or process?

Answer 2

process, focuses on what is happening here and now.

Question 3

Main individual object relations theorists

Answer 3

Freud
Roger Fairbalm

Question 4

object relations normal development

Answer 4

objects”: unconscious internalizations of caretakers based on perceptions of person” includes healthy introjects, a central ego

Question 5

Introject

Answer 5

(internalized object) = either good or bad * Capacity to relate to others in mature fashion depends on quality of introjects

Question 6

Ideal object

Answer 6

feeling of internal satisfaction based on internal representation of caretaker that is unaggressive, desexualized, and not rejecting or exciting

Question 7

central ego characteristics

Answer 7

Healthy introject leads to Conscious, Adaptable
satisfied person

Question 8

exciting object

Answer 8

internal representation of caregiver formed when child’s needs for attachment overstimulated leading to longing for unattainable tempting object

Question 9

conceptualization of the problem in object relations

Answer 9

people relate to another based on early attachment experiences

Question 10

rejecting object

Answer 10

internal representation of caregiver formed when child’s needs for attachment rejected- resulting in anger.

Question 11

projective identification

Answer 11

when person projects repressed remnants of his or her object relationships onto others

Question 12

Goal of object relations therapy

Answer 12

Helping families move through developmental phases with improved ability to differentiate and meet needs of each family member
bring foo into session

Question 13

Object relations techniques /stance

Answer 13

listening, empathy, interpret. neutrality

Question 14

splitting

Answer 14

separating all good/all bad by repressing rejecting/exciting objects. This leaves less conscious self (ego) to relate freely. Bigger attachment anxiety leads to bigger need to split objects.

Question 15

repression (object relations)

Answer 15

children must repress anxiety when they experience separation from primary attachment object.

Question 16

WHy does repression matter

Answer 16

Until repression is made conscious, adults will unconsciously replicate repressed object-relations

Question 17

Transference

Answer 17

one person projecting onto others their introjects or their internal object relationships within other relationships or in the therapeutic relationship itself.

Question 18

Goals of object relations

Answer 18

make unconscious conscious
decrease interactions based on projections
increase capacity for intimacy without fusion

Question 19

Object relations memory device

Answer 19

STRIP
split-attachment object
transference
repress
introject
project

Question 20

What is an object in object relations therapy

Answer 20

unconscious internalizations of caretakers based on perceptions of person”

Question 21

An object is

Answer 21

An individual’s collective distortions based on subjective experiences

Question 22

What is counterparadox

Answer 22

Placing the family in a therapeutic double blind in order to counter its members’ paradoxical interactions

Question 23

What is projection

Answer 23

Fragments of a parent’s repressed object relationships

Question 24

Object relations theory’s main goal is to,

Answer 24

Get insight and understanding

Question 25

How does an introject affect relationships

Answer 25

by distorting a person’s self-concept

Question 26

Which object relations therapists cared about foo

Answer 26

FRAMO