According to psychologist Malanie Klein, romantic relationships may have emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. People typicall
y react to such emotions by _____. 1. adopting a new object 2. avoiding close relationships 3. resorting to idealizations of relationships 4. regressing to early stages of psychosexual development
According to psychologist Malanie Klein under her theory of object relations an offshoot of psychoanalytic theory, romantic relationships may have emotions such as envy, fear, and guilt. Even in contrast to the emotional state, people typically react to such emotions by resorting to idealizations of relationships with a partner by preoccupying their hearts with the perfect idea created, underestimation of the limitations, and attributing overly positive qualities to another person in their minds to establish and maintain object relations. The idealizations of relationships help them accept the complex, dark realities of relationships which dissipate their emotional force such as envy, fear, and guilt.
