Ego constriction

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-277

  Brakel, Linda A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ego constriction; ego inhibition; ego restriction

Indexed keywords

EGO; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SYMPTOM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; FREUDIAN THEORY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 4544258308     PISSN: 00029548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TAJP.0000041261.99201.d1     Document Type: Review

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