Construct validation of the Rorschach Reality-Fantasy scale in alexithymia

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 508-523

  Tibon, Shira ^a,b,d   Weinberger, Yifat ^b   Handelzalts, Jonathan E ^b   Porcelli, Piero ^c  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Psychosomatic Unit   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Construct validity; Potential space; Psychosomatics; Rorschach Reality Fantasy scale

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EGO; ENTERITIS; FANTASY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33745081607     PISSN: 07369735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0736-9735.22.4.508     Document Type: Article

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