Maladaptive daydreaming: A qualitative inquiry

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 197-212

  Somer, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Daydreaming; Dissociation; Fantasy proneness; Imagination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DREAMING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INJURY; INTIMACY; MALADAPTIVE DAYDREAMING; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; NARCISSISM; PAIN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL AROUSAL; STRESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1842627750     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020597026919     Document Type: Article

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