paranoid anxiety
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Paranoid anxiety is a term used in object relations theory, particularity in discussions around the Paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions. The term was frequently used by Melanie Klein, especially to refer to a pre-depressive and persecutory sense of anxiety characterised by the psychological splitting of objects.