According to Melanie Klein, a child who idealizes a parent also
A) feels hatred toward that parent.
B) feels unconditional love toward that parent.
C) desires to have all of that parent's traits.
D) feels ambivalent toward that parent.

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Melanie Klein's theory posits that children often have complex feelings toward their parents, including both idealization and hatred, due to the integration of the good and bad aspects of the parent in the child's mind. This is part of her concept of the depressive position, where the child begins to see the parent as a whole object, leading to ambivalent feelings.

According to Melanie Klein, a Child Who Idealizes a Parent