In self-defense: Disruptions in the sense of self, lateralization, and primitive defenses

Neuropsychoanalysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-182

  Salas, Christian ^a   Turnbull, Oliver H ^b  

^a University of Wales   (Chile)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic reaction; Defense mechanisms; Functional systems; Lateralization; Regression; Sense of self

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959575062     PISSN: 15294145     EISSN: 20443978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2010.10773642     Document Type: Note

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