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Cognitive theory, object relations and the self
Author(s) -
Ryle Anthony
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1985.tb02608.x
Subject(s) - object relations theory , psychology , psychoanalytic theory , reification (marxism) , object (grammar) , cognition , interpersonal communication , epistemology , isolation (microbiology) , structuring , social psychology , cognitive psychology , psychoanalysis , cognitive science , philosophy , linguistics , microbiology and biotechnology , finance , neuroscience , politics , political science , law , economics , biology
The main concepts of object relations theory are considered. While the clinical value of the theory is unquestionable, the persistant reification of intrapsychic processes is seen as a barrier to clear thinking and as a cause of the isolation of psychoanalytic thought from general psychology. An account is offered in cognitive terms of how a person's schemes or procedures for interpersonal relating and for structuring the self develop and are maintained. It is suggested that the insights of object relations theory can be restated in these terms.