The adult attachment projective picture system: Integrating attachment into clinical assessment

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-416

  George, Carol ^a   West, Malcolm ^b  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 80052333261     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.594133     Document Type: Article

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