Object relations/psychodynamic Flashcards
Main object relations family theorist
James Framo
Object relationships content or process?
process, focuses on what is happening here and now.
Main individual object relations theorists
Freud
Roger Fairbalm
object relations normal development
objects”: unconscious internalizations of caretakers based on perceptions of person” includes healthy introjects, a central ego
Introject
(internalized object) = either good or bad * Capacity to relate to others in mature fashion depends on quality of introjects
Ideal object
feeling of internal satisfaction based on internal representation of caretaker that is unaggressive, desexualized, and not rejecting or exciting
central ego characteristics
Healthy introject leads to Conscious, Adaptable
satisfied person
exciting object
internal representation of caregiver formed when child’s needs for attachment overstimulated leading to longing for unattainable tempting object
conceptualization of the problem in object relations
people relate to another based on early attachment experiences
rejecting object
internal representation of caregiver formed when child’s needs for attachment rejected- resulting in anger.
projective identification
when person projects repressed remnants of his or her object relationships onto others
Goal of object relations therapy
Helping families move through developmental phases with improved ability to differentiate and meet needs of each family member
bring foo into session
Object relations techniques /stance
listening, empathy, interpret. neutrality
splitting
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.
repression (object relations)
children must repress anxiety when they experience separation from primary attachment object.
