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Psychodynamic Theories
Klein: Object Relations Theory
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1. Define object relations theory and compare it to Freudian theory.

2. Discuss the psychological life of the infant as seen from Klein’s point of view.

3. Explain Klein’s concepts of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions.

4. List and discuss Klein’s psychic defense mechanisms.

5. Compare and contrast Klein’s concept of the Oedipus complex to that of Freud.

6. Discuss Mahler’s ideas on psychological birth.

7. Explain Kernberg’s concept of internalized object relationships.

8. Discuss Kohut’s views of object relations.

9. Discuss Bowlby’s attachment theory.