Repression: A mistaken impression?

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 781-792

  Loftus, Elizabeth ^a   Joslyn, Susan ^b   Polage, Danielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; REPRESSION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032149994     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579498001862     Document Type: Article

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