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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"object relations"”.
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Object Relations and Identity Disturbances in Bulimic Women
… The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the severity of bulimia, object relations, and identity. This study tested the hypotheses that women with a more severe eating pathology have high scores on object-relations disturbance as well as identity disturbance. It was …
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Towards an object-relations understanding of the borderline personality
This study aimed at providing a comprehensive Object-Relations understanding of the borderline personality. Towards that end theoretical issues related to the borderline concept were introduced and certain controversial aspects were briefly discussed. A review of the pertinent descriptive …
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Useful Measures of Adult Attachment and Object Relations in Psychotherapy
<p>This is a literature review of objective and projective measures of attachment and object relations in adults, with the objective of reviewing outstanding research to identify the key factors for adult attachment assessment considered within attachment and object relations theories, what …
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Self and (m)other in Patrick White's fiction : an object relations approach
… interpretation of Patrick White's novels, using Object Relations psychology. Object Relations psychology differs from Freudian psychology in that it shifts the focus of attention from notions of the Oedipal conflict and repression to issues of nurturing and relationships. This study charts the …
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The Relationship of False Self Behavior to Object Relations, Attachment, and Adjustment
The focus of this investigation is to assess the relationship between false self behavior, object relations and attachment variables, and adjustment. Theory suggests that object relations and attachment are interrelated, and have been independently linked to psychological consequences. Theory also …
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An object relations approach to therapeutic work with children in clinical settings
The aim of this paper is to elucidate an object relations approach to therapeutic work with children. The study is conducted by means of a critical theoretical evaluation of psychoanalytic and object relations conceptualisations of the nature of the primary biological mother-child relationship; an …
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An exploration of the relationships among religious orientation, object relations, and positive adjustment
<p>Many studies have found positive relationships between religion and mental health. This study explored the relationships between Religious Orientations, Positive Adjustment, and Object Relations. Intrinsics live by their religion, whereas Extrinsics use their religion for other ends (Allport & …
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The use of object relations theory in clinical social work practice : a case study
… The selected theoretical framework was that of Object Relations theory, specifically the works of Melanie Klein and Margaret Mahler. The method of inquiry was that of a single case study. The investigation centred around the theories' usefulness in clinical social work practice regarding: …
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An Exploration of Object Relations and the Early Working Alliance in a University Clinic Sample
The current study investigated the relationship between clients' object relations functioning and the working alliance. The Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS; Westen, 1991), an object relations scoring system for the TAT, was used to assess object relations functioning. Forty-eight …
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The Reciprocal Relationship Among Object Relations, Attention, and Language in a Sample of School-Aged Children
<p>Background: Object relations (OR) disturbances are implicated in a broad range of socio-emotional problems and psychopathology in childhood, which are also common among children diagnosed with attention and language impairments. Though attachment-based factors are shown to play a role in the …
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BDSM. A search for the container-contained experience: An object-relations approach to the problem of masochism
… Freud took a marked turn towards a quasi-object-relating theory when he recognised the existence of unconscious beating phantasies, and the existence of an intrapsychic agency with punitive characteristics. Despite his move towards an object-relations theory, Freud always returned to the …
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Object Relations in Children's Projective Testing: Applying the Mutuality of Autonomy Scale to the Thematic Apperception Test
<p>Psychodynamic assessment of object relations on projective tests has consistently been shown to contribute to a better understanding of children’s psychological functioning and to guide therapeutic interventions (Tuber, 1992). This research examines the enhanced utility of applying a …
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Examining the Effect of Object Relations and Defense Mechanisms on Interpersonal Relations in Adults with ADHD Symptoms
… it is in this context that the child-caregiver relationship develops. Caregiver sensitivity and warmth aid the development of the child’s behavioral and emotional self-regulation, promoting healthy and mature defenses. Conversely, those with difficulty self-regulating may rely on immature …
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Is There a Connection Between Object Relations (as described by Klein), Problems with Sexual Intimacy and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
… room as OCD and how it is used to mask early object relations failure, which re-surfaces in adulthood as difficulties within the arena of sexual intimacy. The literature review identified the theoretical and empirical evidence for this hypothesis and highlighted gaps in the current …
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The Relationship Between Dissociation and Object-Relations Impairment in Adult Female Incest Survivor Clients with and without Personality Splitting
… Disorder). This study investigated whether a relationship exists between dissociation and object-relations impairment in incest survivors and whether DID incest survivors have higher levels of these characteristics than non-DID incest survivors.</p> <p><em>Method.</em> The Dissociative …
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A Theoretical Construction of Gender Issues in Marital Therapy (Qualitative Research, Critical Socialization Theory, Object Relations, Theory Generation, Intimacy)
… outlines of a theory of gender issues in couple relationships and therapy. This "theory" is presented in the form of an interpretive story about a particular couple constructed using respondents' audiotaped or written assessments of a videotaped live therapy session, followed by a semi-structured …
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