Exam 7: Human Relations Object Relations Theory, Relational-Cultural Theory

Steven is a two-and-a-half-year-old child who is beginning to unify the good and the bad aspects of his mother with the image of her as a separate entity in the external world.He is also beginning to develop a stable sense of "me." Mahler would describe Steven as in the _____ phase of the separation-individuation process.

Compared to other human relations or object relations theorists,___________ has focused particular attention on borderline patients.

What does Chodorow mean when she states that "women's mothering reproduces itself cyclically"?