general
.What was Klein interested in when she was 19 yo?
medicine especially psychiatry
What major method did Melanie Klein introduce for working with children?
Play therapy.
What is the main idea of Melanie Klein’s object relations theory?
It focuses on how babies form internal images of the people they depend on.
what did the oedipus complex combine?
parent figures
What field is Melanie Klein famous for?
She is famous for child psychoanalysis.
Which big theory did Klein help shape that is still used in modern therapy?
Object relations theory.
What are the two positions Klein described in early development?
The paranoid–schizoid position and the depressive position
when does gratitude develop?
Gratitude develops when good object is reliable and survives aggression
What happened in Klein’s childhood that affected her theories?
Her sister died and her brother died, which influenced her ideas about guilt and splitting.
What important concept of hers is used to understand complex personality issues?
Projective identification.
What does “good breast / bad breast” represent?
The baby’s mental images of the mother as comforting or frustrating.
how does the child express fantasies symbolically?
using toys
What tool did Klein use to understand children?
She used children’s play to study their unconscious feelings.
What area of development did Klein help push psychologists to study more seriously?
Infant emotional development.
Why did Melanie Klein use play therapy?
To understand the child’s unconscious through their play.
what is the center of the human'smind?
relationships