Repression: Finding our way in the maze of concepts

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 471-481

  Garssen, Bert ^a  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Defensiveness; Denial; Emotional control; Repression; Restraint; Self deception; Type C

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVENESS; DENIAL; EMOTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRESSION;

EID: 36448988984     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9122-7     Document Type: Article

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