Freudian repression, the common view, and pathological science

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-86

  Boag, Simon ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mainstream psychology; Pathology of science; Recovered memories; Repression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744748872     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.10.1.74     Document Type: Review

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