A California Q-set alexithymia prototype and its relationship to ego-control and ego-resiliency

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 597-607

  Haviland, Mark G ^a   Reise, Steven P ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Ego resiliency; Ego control; Q sort

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL;

EID: 0030451257     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00223-1     Document Type: Article

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