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Notes on the genesis of pathological splitting

J M Ross, P B Dunn

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 1, 1980
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    This study explores how parental responses to toddler communication involving split objects can lead to borderline transference phenomena. Understanding the double bind in object relations highlights parental and therapist involvement in a child's split-off world.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Parental responses to toddler communication can shape later psychological development.
    • Split objects in early communication may contribute to complex psychological phenomena.
    • Borderline transference is a significant area of study in psychoanalytic theory.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the reverberating system formed by parental responses to toddler's split object communications.
    • To investigate the reactivation of these interactions in borderline transference phenomena.
    • To explore the role of the double bind in object relations and its impact on therapeutic dynamics.

    Main Methods:

    • Preliminary theoretical analysis of parent-toddler interactions.
    • Exploration of object relations theory in the context of developmental psychology.
    • Conceptualization of double bind communication within the framework of split mental content.

    Main Results:

    • Hypothesized that mental content splits underlie dualistic communication, such as the double bind.
    • Suggested the double bind highlights parental and therapist participation in a child's world of split-off part objects.
    • Identified potential reactivation of early interactions in borderline transference.

    Conclusions:

    • Interpreting borderline transference phenomena has significant developmental implications.
    • Understanding the double bind within object relations offers insight into early psychological processes.
    • Early communication patterns involving split objects can reverberate into later transference dynamics.

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