Clinical review of object relations theory

Abstract

The theory of object relations was created as an attempt to explain the phenomena observed during the treatment of very disturbed patients who have had so much difficulty in maintaining connections with people and with the reality that they referred to the fundamental forms of pathology, not just the bad adjustment. Theory of object relations,  developed in clinical conditions, can verify and confirm its foundation only in practice, that is, as praxis.

This paper shows two cases of serious pathology - borderline pathology - and the context of these cases is moved to the foreground confirming theoretical positions. More precisely, the focus is on the overall development of pathology and pathology in it. More precisely, Relationship that patients have towards objects indicates, among other things, that there is connection with actual events from the childhood, primarily those relating to the acts of a mother without empathy and the subsequent relationship to other objects, and that connection, it seems, in these cases empirically confirms the validity of theory of relations to objects.

Since the theory of object relations is still not in work program of psychology of personality, here we can talk about foremost importance of the object connection to structuring, and then presents the cases which can be subjected to screening procedures. These cases have clearly demonstrated that the development and pathology reflect the same continuum.