1 OBJECT RELATIONS THEORY Instructor: Michael J. Gerson‚ PhD Copyright © 1996 by the Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976‚ no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means‚ or stored in a data base or retrieval system‚ without the prior written permission of the publisher. Introduction The following presentation is aimed at explicating the basic principles
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concepts and techniques within the Object Relations theory of family therapy which‚ if understood‚ provides a framework for looking at couples and families. Before talking about this approach to family therapy‚ I would like to explain what object relations theory is all about. Object Relations Theory was originated in England by a group of British psychoanalysts‚ including Klein‚ Balint‚ Fairburn‚ Winnicott‚ and Guntrip. Object relations theory was a break
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Theories of International Relations* Ole R. Holsti Universities and professional associations usually are organized in ways that tend to separate scholars in adjoining disciplines and perhaps even to promote stereotypes of each other and their scholarly endeavors. The seemingly natural areas of scholarly convergence between diplomatic historians and political scientists who focus on international relations have been underexploited‚ but there are also some signs that this may be changing. These
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written by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)‚ one of the most esteemed female composer of the Middle Ages (Mershman‚ 1910). She was a German abbess‚ artist‚ author‚ scientist‚ philosopher‚ physician‚ visionary and composer. Her greatest accomplishment was her passion and creativity in music. She was a very expressive person which is reflected by the music she composed. Hildegard was the first woman for whom a large number of monophonic sacred songs have survived (Fierro‚ 1997). Hildegard of Bingen
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Perspectives Introduction The employment relationship is the heart of any industrial relations system. It is the relationship between the employer and the employee. A successful employment relationship has always been the foundation of any successful business or organisation no matter how big or small. Variety of philosophers and writers of management have written a lot of theories relating to employment relationship. These theories have changed vastly from the classical era to the modern era‚ addressing issues
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PI2007 Realism and Liberalism are two opposing theories within international relations both of which are very different to each other but with regards to international regimes and regime theory hold the same opinion. International regime and regimes theory have been prominent in the international system for some time now and even more so within the last century. Specific moments in history have led
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and Contrast Classical Realism and Classical Liberalism The International relation has many issues to debate. The most keenly debate issues in International relation is pessimistic view of The Classical Realism against the optimistic view of The Classical Liberalism. The theory of The Realism came from ancient times. This theory was first time established in Greece in 431 BC by Thucydides. The Theory of The Realism is defined as in favour of using of power to bring to realization the
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Human relations approach is one of the neo-classical theory. This theory was developed around 1920 and emerged out of the human relations movement. This movement laid greater on the man managing the machines and stressed the importance of individual as well as the group relationship. The theory emphasises the role of psychology and sociology in the understanding of individual as well as group behaviour in an organisation. Thus‚ what was advocated‚ was the relevance of the human values in an
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Mary Parker Follett advocated for a human relations emphasis equal to a mechanical or operational emphasis in management. Her work contrasted with the "scientific management" of Frederick W. Taylor (1856-1915) and evolved by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth‚ which stressed time and motion studies. Mary Parker Follett stressed the interactions of management and workers. She looks at management and leadership holistically‚ presaging modern systems approaches; she identifies a leader as "someone who sees
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The study of international relations and its influence on the international community can be best understood by analyzing realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism. Throughout history‚ these three approaches have played a crucial role in explaining us the major causes of some devastating wars and politics in the history of mankind. In the following below‚ the distinguishing characteristics of realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism will be explained vividly. Realism is the view that world politics
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