| Title: |
Editorial: Recent Empirical Research and Methodologies in Defense Mechanisms: Defenses as Fundamental Contributors to Adaptation. |
| Authors: |
Di Giuseppe, Mariagrazia, Perry, John Christopher, Prout, Tracy A., Conversano, Ciro |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Psychology; 12/3/2021, Vol. 12, p1-4, 4p |
| Subject Terms: |
DEFENSE mechanisms (Psychology), NARCISSISTIC personality disorder, RESEARCH methodology, EMPIRICAL research, MEDICAL personnel, MILITARY research |
| Abstract: |
The hierarchy of defense mechanisms: assessing defensive functioning with the defense mechanisms rating scales Q-sort. "Defense and its assessment: the lerner defense scale", in Scoring the Rorschach: Seven Validated Systems, eds R. F. Bornstein and J. M. Masling (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers), 237-269. Advances in research on defense mechanisms widely demonstrate the impact of defense mechanisms in the onset, course, and amelioration of mental disorders. Keywords: defense mechanisms; adaptation; mental disorder; distress; assessment; DMRS EN defense mechanisms adaptation mental disorder distress assessment DMRS 1 4 4 12/08/21 20211203 NES 211203 During the past 50 years, empirical research on defense mechanisms has come a long way in contributing to the empirical science. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
