Melanie Klein proposed that the unconscious splits the world into what?
Friendly and Unfriendly
Tall and Short
Good and Bad Idealizations
Right and Wrong
Answer
Melanie Klein proposed that the unconscious splits the world into two polarities, good and bad. She called these polarities idealizations because they represent the most extreme version of an object. For example, a person who is loved may be idealized as perfect and flawless, while a person who is hated may be idealized as evil and destructive.
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