Quotes About Object constancy

The clinical outcome of these rapprochement crises will be determined by: (1) the development toward libidinal object constancy; (2) the quantity and quality of later disappointments (stress traumata); (3) possible shock traumata; (4) the degree of castration anxiety; (5) the fate of the oedipus complex; and (6) the developmental crises of adolescence—all of which function within the context of the individual's constitutional endowment.

four subphases of what we term, overall, the separation-individuation process: differentiation from the mother, practicing of motor skills, rapprochement with the mother, and movement toward object constancy.

When we're lonely, most of us can soothe ourselves by remembering the love that others have for us. This can be very comforting, even if these people are far away—sometimes even if they're no longer living. This ability to hold others close, even in their physical absence, is called object constancy.