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british Austrian born psychoanalyst (1882–1960)

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Melanie Klein was a British-Austrian psychoanalyst who lived from 1882 to 1960 and made important contributions to how we understand the human mind, particularly in the area of child psychology. Her work has influenced modern psychotherapy and our understanding of how early childhood experiences shape personality and relationships.

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Born
1882
Died
1960
Works
13

Top works

  • Contributions to psycho-analysis
  • New directions in psycho-analysis
  • Love, guilt and reparation
  • L' amour et la haine : le besoin de réparation : études psychanalytique
  • Our adult world and its roots in infancy

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Gender
Female
Origin
London

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Total plays
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  • Feelings of love and gratitude arise directly and spontaneously in the baby in response to the love and care of his mother.

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date of birth
1882-03-30
date of death
1960-09-22
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Melanie Reizes
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Melanie Klein (/klaɪn/; German: [klaɪn]; née Reizes; 30 March 1882 – 22 September 1960) was an Austrian-British author and psychoanalyst known for her work in child analysis. She was the primary figure in the development of object relations theory. Klein's work primarily focused on the role of ambivalence and moral ambiguity in human development. Klein suggested that pre-verbal existential anxiety in infancy catalyzed the formation of the unconscious, which resulted in the unconscious splitting of the world into good and bad idealizations. In her theory, how the child resolves that split depends on the constitution of the child and the character of nurturing the child experiences. The quality of resolution can inform the presence, absence, and/or type of distresses a person experiences later in life.

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