Psychology-Object relations
Object Relations theorist’s conceptualize therapeutic action differently then Freud, stressing the need for change in mental representations of the self, object and the affect connecting the two. They believe that such changes are brought about not only through analyst interpretation, but also through the therapeutic relationship.Generally, Object Relations theorist’s believe that the therapeutic relationship should provide a “holding environment” for the patient; an environment in which the patient’s self and object representations, along with their affective states, are held and then returned to the patient after they have been processed and modified by the therapist. To do this effectively, the analyst deals with a narrative rather than historical truth. That is the “object”, the mental representation of another person, can, and often is based on a distortion. It is this internalized object that the analyst must contend with. Object relations theory follows Erik Erickson’s theory of development, which grew from and was consistent with Freud’s theory. Erickson described eight stages of the life cycle. The stages are not fixed in time, but a person may have residual problems carried from one stage to the next causing st
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