Splitting (psychology)
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title:
Splitting (psychology)
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Splitting is the failure in a person's thinking to bring together the dichotomy of both perceived positive and negative qualities of something into a cohesive, realistic whole. It is a common defense mechanism wherein the individual tends to think in extremes. This kind of dichotomous interpretation is contrasted by an acknowledgement of certain nuances known as "shades of gray". Splitting was first described by Ronald Fairbairn in his formulation of object relations theory in 1952; it begins as
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Failure to think in nuances
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)
date created:
2007-03-21T11:20:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:01:29Z
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