Memories of mother, complementarity and shame: Predicting response to subliminal stimulation with "Mommy and I are one"

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-346

  Sohlberg, Staffan ^a   Claesson, Katja ^a   Birgegard, Andreas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attachment; Emotion; Interpersonal; Shame; Subliminal; Unconscious

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAME;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SHAME; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0141653003     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00353     Document Type: Article

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