EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

Object relations theory dealt with interpersonal relations, particularly those between parent and child. In a theoretical situation where a woman frustrated with a friend imagines herself yelling, but in reality remains quiet, what personality theory is being portrayed?
  1. Introvert
  2. Passive
  3. Kohut effect
  4. Object introject
Explanation
Answer: D - The object introject personality maintains a mental representation of the self that is not expressed in the external world; pathology results when this pattern remains at an infantile level.
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