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  2. Object relations theory - Wikipedia

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    Object relations theory is a school of thought in psychoanalytic theory and psychoanalysis centered around theories of stages of ego development. Its concerns include the relation of the psyche to others in childhood and the exploration of relationships between external people, as well as internal images and the relations found in them. [1]

  3. Gestures in language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Gestures are distinct from manual signs in that they do not belong to a complete language system. [6] For example, pointing through the extension of a body part, especially the index finger to indicate interest in an object is a widely used gesture that is understood by many cultures [7] On the other hand, manual signs are conventionalized—they are gestures that have become a lexical element ...

  4. Nonverbal communication - Wikipedia

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    "Non-verbal behaviours may form a universal language system." [12] Smiling, crying, pointing, caressing, and glaring are non-verbal behaviours that are used and understood by people regardless of nationality. Such non-verbal signals allow the most basic form of communication when verbal communication is not effective due to language barriers.

  5. Paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions - Wikipedia

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    In object relations theory, the paranoid-schizoid position is a state of mind of children, from birth to four or six months of age. Melanie Klein [ 2 ] has described the earliest stages of infantile psychic life in terms of a successful completion of development through certain positions .

  6. Internal working model of attachment - Wikipedia

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    Such internal working models guide future behavior as they generate expectations of how attachment figures will respond to one's behavior. [2] For example, a parent rejecting the child's need for care conveys that close relationships should be avoided in general, resulting in maladaptive attachment styles.

  7. Social cue - Wikipedia

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    Other than facial expressions, body language and posture are the main non-verbal social cues that we use. [25] For instance, body language can be used to establish personal space, which is the amount of space needed for oneself in order to be comfortable. Taking a step back can therefore be a social cue indicating a violation of personal space.

  8. Haptic communication - Wikipedia

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    For example, physical affection, like hugs, can serve as an overt display of love. Various factors are at work within a family setting. As a child grows older, the amount of touching by the parent decreases although it does continue to be an important social behavior for that child to communicate positive or negative emotions later in their future.

  9. Dialogical self - Wikipedia

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    For example, correlating the Initial Questionnaire with the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R), the researchers found that persons having inner dialogues scored significantly lower on Assertiveness and higher on Self-Consciousness, Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings and Openness than people having internal monologues. They concluded that ...