Daydreaming, consciousness, and self-representations: Empirical approaches to theories of William James and Sigmund Freud

Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-483

  Singer, Jerone L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Daydreaming; Empirical research; Self representations

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DREAM; FANTASY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SIGNAL DETECTION; THINKING;

EID: 0242636989     PISSN: 15211401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026075732578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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