theorist of object relations
C22658
concept
A theorist of object relations is a psychoanalytic thinker who explains personality development and emotional life in terms of an individual’s internalized relationships with significant others (or “objects”) from early life.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British psychoanalyst | 4 |
| Swiss psychoanalyst | 1 |
| philosopher of psychoanalysis | 1 |
| psychoanalytic theorist | 1 |
| theorist of object relations canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: theorist of object relations
Generated description
A theorist of object relations is a psychoanalytic thinker who explains personality development and emotional life in terms of an individual’s internalized relationships with significant others (or “objects”) from early life.
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Melanie Klein | — |
| Jacques Lacan | philosopher of psychoanalysis |
| Donald Winnicott | British psychoanalyst |
| Melitta Schmideberg | British psychoanalyst |
| Aniela Jaffé | Swiss psychoanalyst |
| Donald Meltzer | British psychoanalyst |
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Edward Glover (psychoanalyst)
surface form:
Edward Glover
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British psychoanalyst |