Empathic features of absorption and incongruence

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-69

  Wickramasekera, Ian E ^a  

^a ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Empathy; Hypnotic ability and hypnosis; Repressive coping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INCONGRUENCE BEHAVIOR; MOOD DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION;

EID: 34347353302     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2007.10401598     Document Type: Article

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