Danica Describes Her Mother as a Caring and Supportive Person

Multiple Choice

Danica describes her mother as a caring and supportive person who was generally available for her when she was a child. She also says the way in which her mother treated her made her expect that others would also be trustworthy and available. In object relations terms, what would we call Danica's views and beliefs about her mother?

A) the caregiving relationship
B) an attachment relationship
C) projective identification
D) the object