Growing Up, Bernardo Had a Difficult Relationship with His Father

Multiple Choice

Growing up, Bernardo had a difficult relationship with his father, as his father was very demanding and had high expectations. If Bernardo failed to achieve what was expected, his father was likely to be angry and to demean Bernardo's efforts. Given an object relations perspective, what do you think is most likely about Bernardo's current intimate relationship?

A) Because Bernardo will have repressed his experiences with his father, he will expect others to be caring and noncritical.
B) Because of repression, Bernardo may not be aware of why he expects intimate relationship partners to be critical of him.
C) Bernardo may treat his intimate partner in a critical way because of projective identification.
D) If Bernardo can contain his negative affect about his partner's perceived criticism, he will not experience relationship dissatisfaction.