Object relations theory dealt with interpersonal relations, particularly those between parent and child. In a theoretical situation where a woman frustrated with a friend imagines herself yelling, but in reality remains quiet, what personality theory is being portrayed?

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The object introject personality maintains a mental representation of the self that is not expressed in the external world; pathology results when this pattern remains at an infantile level.

Object Relations Theory Dealt with Interpersonal Relations, Particularly Those Between