Defense use and defense understanding in children

Journal of Personality

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 297-322

  Cramer, Phebe ^a   Brilliant, Melissa A ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST;

EID: 0035319599     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00147     Document Type: Article

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