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british Austrian born psychoanalyst (1882–1960)

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Melanie Klein, born Melanie Reizes in Vienna in 1882, was a British psychoanalyst. She was a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society and was influenced by Sigmund Freud. Klein was educated at the University of Vienna and spoke English and German. She died in London in 1960 and was buried at Golders Green Crematorium.

Her work in psychoanalysis includes contributions to the field, with notable publications such as *Contributions to psycho-analysis*, *New directions in psycho-analysis*, *Love, guilt and reparation*, and *Our adult world and its roots in infancy*. She was the mother of Melitta Schmideberg. Her archives are held at the Wellcome Library.

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Person · Open Library

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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
London

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
62

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Quotes

  • 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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life

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