How could Sullivan’s good mother/bad mother personification explain Chrystell’s breastfeeding experiences? How is the emphasis of Sullivan’s theory similar to that of Erikson’s?
What will be an ideal response?
The good/bad mother personifications are due to good or bad feeding experiences (especially breastfeeding). The good/bad nipple personifications develop out of good and bad feeding experiences, respectively, and develop into the good/bad mother personifications. Chrystell’s experiences with nursing are described as positive, thereby encouraging the development of the good mother personification.
The emphasis of Sullivan’s and Erikson’s theories are similar in that both discuss the influence of the social world on personality.
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