Melanie Klein
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Melanie Klein was an influential Austrian-British psychoanalyst known for pioneering child analysis and developing object relations theory within psychoanalysis.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melanie Klein canonical | 7 |
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Target entity: Melanie Klein Context triple: [Klein, notableBearer, Melanie Klein]
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Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
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Ernest Jones
Ernest Jones was a prominent 19th-century British radical politician, poet, and barrister who became one of the leading voices of the Chartist movement for democratic reform.
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Sándor Ferenczi
Sándor Ferenczi was a pioneering Hungarian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud, known for his influential contributions to psychoanalytic theory and technique, especially in the areas of trauma and the analyst–patient relationship.
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Emma Freud
Emma Freud is a British broadcaster, producer, and charity campaigner known for her work on radio and television and her long-term collaboration with filmmaker Richard Curtis on projects such as Comic Relief.
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Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American psychologist and writer known for his work on child psychology, autism, and the psychological impact of extreme trauma, including his own experiences in Nazi concentration camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Melanie Klein Target entity description: Melanie Klein was an influential Austrian-British psychoanalyst known for pioneering child analysis and developing object relations theory within psychoanalysis.
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A.
Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
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B.
Ernest Jones
Ernest Jones was a prominent 19th-century British radical politician, poet, and barrister who became one of the leading voices of the Chartist movement for democratic reform.
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C.
Sándor Ferenczi
Sándor Ferenczi was a pioneering Hungarian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud, known for his influential contributions to psychoanalytic theory and technique, especially in the areas of trauma and the analyst–patient relationship.
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D.
Emma Freud
Emma Freud is a British broadcaster, producer, and charity campaigner known for her work on radio and television and her long-term collaboration with filmmaker Richard Curtis on projects such as Comic Relief.
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E.
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American psychologist and writer known for his work on child psychology, autism, and the psychological impact of extreme trauma, including his own experiences in Nazi concentration camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child psychoanalyst
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person ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ theorist of object relations ⓘ |
| birthName | Melanie Reizes ⓘ |
| child |
Erich Klein
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Hans Klein ⓘ Melitta Schmideberg ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
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| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-03-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-09-22 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
child psychoanalysis
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object relations theory ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Psychoanalytical Society
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surface form:
British Independent Group psychoanalysts
Donald Meltzer ⓘ Hanna Segal ⓘ Herbert Rosenfeld ⓘ Donald Winnicott ⓘ
surface form:
Wilfred Bion
object relations theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Abraham
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of the depressive position
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concept of the paranoid-schizoid position ⓘ developing object relations theory within psychoanalysis ⓘ early superego formation theory ⓘ pioneering child analysis ⓘ play technique in child analysis ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement |
British psychoanalysis
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Kleinian school ⓘ |
| name | Melanie Klein self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945
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Envy and Gratitude and Other Works ⓘ The Psycho-Analysis of Children ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Arthur Klein ⓘ |
| theory |
depressive position
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early Oedipus complex ⓘ internal objects ⓘ paranoid-schizoid position ⓘ projective identification ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Berlin
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Vienna ⓘ |
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