“The ego is incapable of splitting the object--internal and external--without a corresponding splitting taking place within the ego.”

— Melanie Klein

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About Melanie Klein

Psychoanalyst • Austrian-British

Melanie Klein was a pioneering Austrian-British psychoanalyst whose work profoundly influenced child psychology and object relations theory. She developed innovative therapeutic techniques for children, including the...

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