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Melanie Klein

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The Resume

    (March 30, 1882-September 22, 1960)
    Birth name is Melanie Reisez
    Pioneer in child psychology
    Wrote 'The Psycho-Analysis of Children (1932),' 'Narrative of a Child Analysis (1961)' and 'Our Adult World and Other Essays (1962)'
    Developed play technique, the basis of modern play therapy

Why she might be annoying:

    She never earned an academic degree.
    She feuded with her rival Anna Freud.
    Her theories about children's innate sadism shocked many of her peers.
    A drama queen, she was nicknamed 'The Eureka Shrieker.'
    She became estranged from her daughter later in life.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was an unwanted child.
    She wanted to study medicine, but her family couldn't pay her tuition.
    Her husband was unfaithful soon after they married.
    She successfully challenged Freud and founded her own psychoanalytic school.
    She was the first psychologist to use children's play in therapy.
    She continued to work and publish in old age.

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 57.97% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 61 Votes: 45.90% Annoying