Investigating the role of object internalization on the development of the symbolization process from the prospective of psychoanalysis

The purpose of this article is to investigate the process of symbolization following the experience of absence and internalization of the object in the depression position. The disturbance in the formation of the symbol is a disturbance in the relationship between ego and object. In particular, a disturbance in the distinction between ego and object leads to a disturbance in the distinction between symbol and symbolized subject which leads to objective psychotic thinking. Therefore, it is important to study the process of symbolization in the relationship between ego and object. In this regard, in this article, the evolution of the concept of symbolization was investigated. The first part of this article deals with the issue of Klein's theoretical framework, and after understanding the psychological positions and symbolization in the depressive position, the concept of symbolization from the perspective of Hannah Segal is discussed.