Heather Brewster, Narissa Hutchinson, Jillian Robbins,

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Melanie Klein

• Heather Brewster, Narissa Hutchinson, Jillian
  Robbins, Josh Tiegreen

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Overview

• Historical Antecedents
• Zeitgeist
• Professional Obstacles/Struggles
• Theories and Ideas
• Data on Theories and Ideas
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• Influence on Events and Ideas

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Historical Antecedents

• Psychoanalysis
• Idea of unconscious
• Sigmund Freud
• His book, On Dreams
• Idea of Oedipus Complex

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Zeitgeist

• Post WWI Germany
• Movement of Behaviorism
• WWII Europe
• Genocide- anti-Semitism
• Field of Psychology
• Psychoanalysis
• Behaviorism
• Gestalt

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Professional Obstacles/Struggles

• Female
• Divorced
• Jewish
• Mood Disorder
• Conflict with Anna Freud

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Theories Ideas

• Play Therapy
• Free Play Free Association
• Dramatization of fantasies
• Symbolism in play
• Conflict resolution
• The Therapy Setting
• Furniture
• Toys

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Theories Ideas

• Object Relations Theory
• Superego introjected parental figure
• Parental Body Parts
• Combined Parental Figure
• Intercourse
• Individuals
• Depressive Position
• Todays Object Relations Theory

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Data on Theories Ideas

• Based on Freud
• Breaking away from the pack
• Case Studies
• Adults- Idea of fantasy
• Children- importance of ego development
• Play therapy

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Strengths Weaknesses

• Weaknesses
• Lack of controlled studies
• Theories based on personal, clinical experience
• Lack of agreement with fellow psychoanalysis

• Strengths
• Importance of early development
• Direct treatment of children
• Formation of play therapy
• Use of free association

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Influence on Events Ideas

• Systemized Direct Treatment of Children
• Initiation of Child Psychoanalysis
• Emphasized Importance of Interpersonal
  Relationships in Psychoanalysis
• Object Relations Theory
•  Psychoanalytic theory
• Kleinian theory is still influential as a
  distinctive strain of psychoanalytic theory.

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SummaryTrue or False

Melanie Klein was a black woman whos own
husbands work in psychoanalysis is greater than
her own.
FALSE!!!! Melanie was Jewish and the difference
between her and many other women of the time is
that she is known because of HER work and only
hers.
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SummaryTrue or False
Melanie Klein and Anna Freud were best friends
and that is the reason why Freud influenced a lot
of her work.
False!!! Melanie and Anna were not friends at all
in fact they had two completely different ideas
for child psychology.
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SummaryTrue or False
Play therapy and object relation theory emerged
from her efforts.
TRUE!!! And FALSE!! Melanie Klein did play a huge
role in developing and contributing ideas to both
the object relation theory and play therapy.