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Kleinian
Kleinian Kleinian refers to a psychoanalytic view, associated with object relations theory, that early infancy organizes experience of people into split part-objects such as “good” and “bad” versions.
Kleinian refers to a psychoanalytic view, associated with object relations theory, that early infancy organizes experience of people into split part-objects such as “good” and “bad” versions. In this view, these emotionally shaped inner representations can strongly color perception of others and contribute to projection, transference, and shifts in reality testing.