What happens to psychoanalysis when the individual mind disappears? Here's a critique of the concept of the "analytic third." ...

Key points Ronald Fairbairn is the father of object relations theory. Fairbairn's work bridged the theoretical divide between Freud's Oedipal framework and Bowlby's attachment theory. A new collection ...

The assessment of social cognition and object relations remains a cornerstone in contemporary clinical research, providing critical insights into individuals' internal representations of self and ...

Group, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 1992), pp. 47-58 (12 pages) This article describes a unique writing group experience. Members of the writing group undergo an intensive object relations workingthrough ...

The psychoanalytic theory of adult erogeneity is analyzed with respect to differential sexual and foreplay activities. Psychosexual fixation within any of the basic stages of oral, anal, or phallic ...