Government and the perverse social defence

British Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-212

  Hoggett, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isabel Menzies Lyth; Perverse social defence; Targets and indicators; Virtualism

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONCEPT FORMATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUILT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77950683085     PISSN: 02659883     EISSN: 17520118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2010.01174.x     Document Type: Review

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