How does Melanie Klein’s conceptualization of the Oedipus Complex differ from that of Freud? Do these distinctions make a difference in explaining Steve’s relationships with women? If so, how?
What will be an ideal response?
Klein’s theory actually de-emphasized the Oedipal period. Whereas Freud thought that this was one of the most important organizing factors in personality, Klein believed that the pre-Oedipal period was more important. She also suggested that the death instinct, which according to her, resulted in aggressive behavior in children, was just as, or more important than, the sexual drive in personality development. She therefore might suggest that Steve’s relationships are not due to influences of libido, but rather due to influences of thanatos.
Klein also discussed the possibility that our relationships with others help us to develop how we think about and experience the world. Because loved ones can have both good and bad qualities, it is possible that Steve’s experiences with an emotionally detached mother caused him to be unable to form emotional attachments to the women he dates.
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