Kathy's father was an abusive alcoholic and as a result of her early experience,Kathy has a distorted mental image of all fathers as being abusive people.According to a certain theory,there will be an unconscious influence on Kathy's future relationships with men.This view is represented by the:

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The object relations theory suggests that early experiences shape an individual's unconscious mental image or "object" of a particular person or group, which can then influence their future relationships with individuals who fit that mental image. In this case, Kathy's distorted mental image of fathers as abusive individuals could unconsciously affect her relationships with men in the future.

Kathy's Father Was an Abusive Alcoholic and as a Result