Melanie Klein

Freud asserts that the act of grieving is a shift from an ordinary behavior in life to a condition that is self-destructive. He also regards any interference with grief as harmful as well as even futile. Similarly, she quotes from the psychologist Melanie Klein, “Mourning and Its Relations to Manic-Depressive States:” “‘The mourner is in fact ill, but because this…

seen in the campus pond and in orchard hill (Daily Hampshire Gazette). Green herons can be spotted around the wetlands of campus during spring time. There are also breeding sites in Salem Conservation Area according to personal communication with Melanie Klein. Though there has been a gradual decrease in 1.6 percent per year starting in 1966-2010s, like Amherst, it is not significant enough to make a difference in the population. The population is most threaten by the loss of habitat through…

Object Relations theory, one of the many theories falling under the psychoanalytic umbrella, focuses on interpersonal relationships. Object relations theory is interested in how people interact with one another, particularly within one’s family, primarily the mother-infant relationship. In this theory, the object is often the significant person that is the object of another person’s feelings or intentions, again primarily focused on the mother as the object for the child. Object-relations…

Growing up with her siblings, her mother by her side, and her immense determination has shaped who she is today. (“AceShowbiz”, “ScarlettJohanson.org”, “People.com”) Scarlett was born on November 22, 1984 in New York City, New York. Her mother Melanie Johansson was her manager and her father was a New York architect. When she was 13 years old her parents separated. She is the grandchild of writer Ejner Johansson. She is…

The theory of attachment was developed by Melanie Klein. Attachment is defined as the formation of a psychological and emotional relationship between a primary caregiver and a child, not necessarily the child’s biological parents. In Melanie’s theory, she reveals that the attachment style a child develops for their caregiver can be Secure, Avoidant, Resistant/ambivalent/Anxious, and disorganized. These connections children develop for their caregiver will be the primary template for all future…

In working with families, there are various concepts to be examined when considering dynamics, which are observed and experienced within the family unit. In the case of LeeAnn’s family, she is the four-year-old daughter to two parents who frequently argue. They also parent an older daughter, Kris who is ten years old. The family is seeking treatment due to LeeAnn’s difficulty of functioning, and misconstrued or blurred relationships amongst Kris and her mother. Throughout this exploration,…

Art became a political statement (and a way of protest) in a way to share their opinions about the war (WWI and WWII). While millions of young men were killed in battle, the ideas of traditional Western art had changed. Artist such as George Grosz, Miné Okubo, Otto Dix, and Käthe Kollwitz reshaped art perception, and forever changed the perception of who we view war. Though, WWII had a bigger effect in the world, WWI’s classical dispute of the modern-day, not only politically but culturally as…

Introduction There is a privately-owned kindergarten situated in an affluent part of London. Previously, the kindergarten was a church before its conversion to a school. Today, workers and owners of the institution have made it lively by decorating it with beautiful lights and papier-mache animals, which are attractive to children. Additionally, the kindergarten has a low ceiling and its rooms are spacious, which makes it very comfortable for children. Moreover, the kindergarten has a beautiful…

John Bowlby was born in London on February 26, 1907. He came from an upper middle class family, was one of six children, and, as was common at the time, was raised by a nanny. His father was a surgeon, who at one time acted as a doctor to the king 's household. His father served in World War I, and was knighted for his service to the king. Bowlby never developed a close relationship with either of his parents. When Bowlby attended university, he demonstrated an aptitude for academics. He…

meaningful the therapeutic modality could be for clients and clinicians. The earliest conceptualizations of utilizing therapeutic sandtrays date back to the early play therapy work of Margaret Lowenfeld, Sigmund and Anna Freud, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth, Melanie Klein, and Dana Kalff (Homeyer and Sweeney, 2017, pp. 9-10). Linda Homeyer and Daniel Sweeney name their method sandtray therapy (Perryman, Moss, and Anderson, 2016, pp. 186-187). There is strong evidence that…