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Object Relations Theory

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object relations school definition

"object relations school - Group of modern psychodynamic theorists who believe that one develops a self-concept and appraisals of others in a four-stage process during childhood and retains them throughout adulthood; psychopathology consists of an incomplete progression through these stages or an acquisition of poor self-and-other concepts."

Description of object relations school By Dr. James S. Grotstein. References Wilfred Bion and Melanie Klein. Site of the Object Relations Institute. backup Link added February 23, 2002.