Ego Defenses: Theory and Measurement (Einstein Psychiatry Publication, No. 10

by Hope R. Conte (Editor), Robert Plutchik (Editor)

Explores the nature and manifestations of defense mechanisms--repression, displacement, denial, etc. Traces ego defense theory and research from Freud's initial conceptualization through recent work in object-relations theory and other psychoanalytically-oriented approaches. Renowned contributors provide the rationale for their measurement techniques, describe them in detail, offer reliability and validity data along with illustrations of usefulness.

340 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1994