Ego Defenses: Theory and Measurement: No.10 (Publication Series of the Einstein–Montefiore Medical Center Department ofPsychiatry) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471052337 ISBN 13: 9780471052333

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

Explores the nature and manifestations of defense mechanisms--repression, displacement, denial, etc. Traces ego defense theory and research from Freud's initial conceptualization through recent work in object-relations theory and other psychoanalytically-oriented approaches. Renowned contributors provide the rationale for their measurement techniques, describe them in detail, offer reliability and validity data along with illustrations of usefulness.

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Synopsis:

Providing comprehensive guidelines for assessing ego defences, this text demonstrates how these formulations can be used in clinical practice. It also explores the nature and manifestations of defence mechanisms, such as repression, displacement and denial. Ego defence theory and research from Freud's initial conceptualization through recent work in object-relations theory and other psychoanalytically-oriented approaches are traced. The study further provides clinical guidelines for diagnosing, assessing and dealing with defences, reviews empirical research techniques, and indicates their value in development and in psychotherapy.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0471052337
• ISBN 13: 9780471052333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Conte Hope R., Plutchik Robert