Attachment theory both parallels and sets the basis for the psychoanalytic object relation theories, both with regard to the conceptualization of motivation and the understanding of the origins of psychological disturbances and behaviors.

One of the outstanding contributors to the theoretical views was John Bowlby, M.D. a pediatrician specializing in adolescent emotional problems, who ran a school for disturbed children during and after the world war II in England.

His view highlighted the importance of the early secure relationship, in particular the emotional ties to whoever the developing child has interactions, nurse, mother or anyone, in the contact world of growing child.

. His paper 'The Influence of Early Environment in the development of neurosis and neurotic character; 1940; Int. Journal of Psychoanal., XXI, 1-25)' details the effect of early experience, or the lack of it, upon character development is considered a classic on the subject.

Bowlby pointed out that traditional psychoanalytic theory fails to explain both the intense attachment to mother figure and young children's dramatic responses to separation.

In explanation, Bowlby had identified three phases of separation response:

1. Protest. (related to separation anxiety)

2. Despair. (related to grief and mourning)

3. Detachment or denial. (related to which defense is taken)

He postulates that behind this kind of damaging results from lack or security and separation events is the universal human need to form close affection.

THEORETICAL ARENA OF OBJECT RELATIONS-Attachment theory

Attachment theory both parallels and sets the basis for the psychoanalytic object relation theories, both with regard to the conceptualization of motivation and the understanding of the origins of psychological disturbances and behaviors.

One of the outstanding contributors to the theoretical views was John Bowlby, M.D. a pediatrician specializing in adolescent emotional problems,  who ran a school for disturbed children during and after the world war II  in England.

His view  highlighted the  importance of the early secure relationship, in particular  the emotional  ties to whoever the developing child has interactions, nurse, mother or anyone, in the contact world of  growing child.

. His paper 'The Influence of Early Environment in the development of neurosis and neurotic character; 1940; Int. Journal of Psychoanal., XXI, 1-25)'  details the effect of early experience, or the  lack of it, upon character development is considered a classic on the subject.

 Bowlby pointed out that traditional psychoanalytic theory fails to explain both the intense attachment to mother figure and  young children's dramatic responses to separation.

In explanation, Bowlby had identified three phases of separation response:

1. Protest. (related to separation anxiety)

2. Despair. (related to grief and mourning)

3. Detachment or denial. (related to which defense is  taken)

He postulates that behind this kind of damaging results from lack or security and separation events is  the  universal human need to form close affection bonds.

In the present theoretical arena of psychoanalysis, 'attachment theory',  is also a persons,  'OBJECT RELATIONS',  when speaking of adolescents and adults.

Of note, Anna Freud,  Melonie Klien and others, of the war time 'British School',  were offering complex theories based on analysis of play and fantasy worlds of children, mostly  in treatment for anxiety states associated with war time conditions.

Bowlby’s main emphasis and deviation from these others was his  focus on and  about ' today's problems' and psychological disturbances,   as being rooted in those things in the  interpersonal and traumatic past as being the causative  origins. He believed causal connections when understood by the individual was the effective  method for offering help.In this he took a practical approach and separated himself from the mainstream of psychoanalysis of his day.

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The Physiology of
of The Ego




Ego Patterns and Ego Mechanisms- Basic Concepts
of Ego Analysis


Szondi
Ego Analysis

ANALYSIS of The EGO: EXPANSION, THE EGO FUNCTION ---‘p’ AND CONTRACTION, THE EGO FUNCTION ‘k’
[Following the teachings of Hungarian Psychiatrist, Lipot Szondi.]

Genetic hidden strivings in the lineal unconscious related the p factor indicates at a given moment the represented status of the conflict between the two drive tendencies which make up the Ego Vector [SCH]—the pair of drive opposites, ‘k’ and ‘p’.

A particular feature of ‘p’ (Paranoia) is ego expansion, ego dilation, externalization. Polar in function is the ‘k’ (Catatonia} is contraction, internalization and construction of Ego Ideals.

Using the process and results from the Szondi Test, a radically new view of the hidden structure of the Ego can be visualized, measured against the ordinals of Catatonia and Paranoia. The psychopathology of the Ego as Schizophrenia.

Therefore the reagent photos of Catatonics and Paranoids in
the photo selection process, every subject being tested has four possible outcomes. Like. Dislike, split like dislike, or avoidance.



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With ‘k’ Subjects: like, dislike, or indifference to the 6 facial photographs authenticated as CATATONIC.
need is the drive for self-realization, self-internalization and the development of Ego ideals. When the ‘k’ need is operative, the process of rendering the drive needs conscious and subject to self analysis, are the function of this factor. Introjection and narcissism are associated mostly with the 'k'.

The ‘p’ is those functions by projection; correspondent to projection both normal and abnormal. A phenomenal function of the 'p' can be likened to scanning the world and its objects to find satisfaction of ones others needs. Appears connected with
Ego-creation, the will to power, megalomania, psychic inflation, paranoia, disorders, all based upon self-expansion and ego dilation. The formation of the superego is equally related to the ego-function..