Analyzing forms of superego functioning as mentalizations

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 879-896

  Bouchard, Marc André ^a   Lecours, Serge ^b  

^a Université de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental representation; Mentalization; Mindfulness; Paul Gray; Pierre Luquet; Preconscious; Reflective function; Self regulation; Superego analysis; Superego functioning; Thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGO; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTUITION; MENTAL FUNCTION; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SUPEREGO; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4444221566     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/0AYK-3DCT-UQ87-WH4L     Document Type: Article

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