Defense mechanisms and self-reported violence toward strangers

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Kim, Myeong ^a   Cogan, Rosemary ^b   Carter, Stacy ^c   Porcerelli, John H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST; VIOLENCE;

EID: 29244452343     PISSN: 00259284     EISSN: 00259284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2005.69.4.305     Document Type: Article

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