This case study used object relations theory(OR) to examine with the borderline adolescent who was suffered from psychic problems. In particular, author used expressive, confrontive and reconstructive psychotherapy. The study supports the idea that mo...
This case study used object relations theory(OR) to examine with the borderline adolescent who was suffered from psychic problems. In particular, author used expressive, confrontive and reconstructive psychotherapy. The study supports the idea that mother-infant relationship significant influence a second separation-individuation of the adolescent. The therapist used OR as looking glass with which to look into and interpret the client`s self-object representation. The client was able to experience the therapist as a good object. Finally, The client was able to intergrate spilt object relation, and try on separation.