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    Object relations theory focuses on internal representations of relationships and how early attachments influence lifelong relationship skills. It developed in the 1920s-1930s and is sometimes used to treat phobias related to relationships. Key aspects include external and internal objects, object constancy, and the influence of the mother-infant relationship on development.

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    Object relations theory focuses on internal representations of relationships and how early attachments influence lifelong relationship skills. It developed in the 1920s-1930s and is sometimes used to treat phobias related to relationships. Key aspects include external and internal objects, object constancy, and the influence of the mother-infant relationship on development.

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    Object relations theory focuses on internal representations of relationships and how early attachments influence lifelong relationship skills. It developed in the 1920s-1930s and is sometimes used to treat phobias related to relationships. Key aspects include external and internal objects, object constancy, and the influence of the mother-infant relationship on development.

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    The characteristics of object relations theory are -

    Object relations theory is centered on our internal relationships with others.


    According to this theory, our lifelong relationship skills are strongly rooted in
    our early attachments with our parents, especially our mothers. Objects
    refer to people or physical items that come to symbolically represent either
    a person or part of a person. Object relations, then, are our internalized
    relationships to those people.

    An aspect of the evolution of Freudian psychoanalytic theory, object


    relations theory developed during the late 1920s and 1930s and became
    important in shaping psychoanalytic theory during the 1970s. Karl
    Abraham, Margaret Mahler, and Melanie Klein are among those credited
    with its origination and refinement.

    Object relations theory is sometimes used in the treatment of phobias,


    particularly those that focus on our relationships with people.

    External Objects- An external object is an actual person or thing that


    someone invests in with emotional energy. A whole object is a person as
    she actually exists, with all of the positive and negative traits that she
    embodies. If we successfully move through the stages of development, we
    are able to relate to others more as a whole and as they truly are.

    Internal Objects - An internal object is our psychological and emotional


    impression of a person. It is the representation that we hold onto when the
    person is not physically there, and it influences how we view the person in
    real life. Consequently, the internal object greatly impacts our relationship
    with the person that it represents.

    Object Constancy - Object constancy is the ability to recognize that objects


    do not change simply because we do not see them. Infants begin to
    learn object constancy when their parents leave for a short time and then
    return. As children mature, they begin to spend longer periods of time away
    from their parents.

    Separation anxiety and fear of abandonment are common in people who


    have not successfully developed a sense of object constancy.
    The Mom Factor - According to the object relations theory, the way mothers
    and infants interact plays a crucial role in infant growth and development. If
    care is adequate or "good enough," children are able to develop their true
    selves, which is the part of the baby that is creative and spontaneous.

    If the care is inadequate, children create a false self or one that is playing
    to the needs of others and is based on compliance with others'
    expectations, instead of the child's authentic self. Over time, acceptable
    parental care that will create the true self includes the following stages:

     Father, mother, and infant, all three living together: The dynamics and
    interactions that the child experiences in relationship to the mother
    and father influence the child's experience and expectations of what
    family relationships will be like later in life.
     Holding: Actual physical affection and holding including cuddling,
    holding hands, or lap sitting is familiar and regular behavior in
    satisfactory parental care. These later become internalized as a
    sense of psychological "holding."
     Mother and infant living together: -Experiencing the daily routine of
    both psychological and physical care such as eating, grooming, and
    interacting through mundane tasks are important for the baby's
    proper development.

    Object relations theory holds that a problem with any of these important
    experiences can cause issues in developing healthy relationships later in
    life.

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