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This book provides a comprehensive review of questionnaire methods and laboratory methods for evaluating human defence mechanisms. The subject is treated in theoretical papers as well as papers regarding the state of the art, with particular emphasis on the consensus that exists within Europe. There are also comprehensive reviews on results which include recent nonpublished data. These tests are used for clinical evaluation and selection research in both civilian and military organizations. They also aid in understanding psychosomatic disease, since there are significant links between these psychological mechanisms and health. Research methods in this field are traditionally independent of each other, and there is a disappointingly low degree of correlation among tests that claim to measure defence. One aim of this volume is to demonstrate the consensus that exists, yet at the same time to emphasize the inconsistencies and differences between tests. The various empirical date bases for the various tests are reviewed and attempts are made to discuss the pros and cons for questionnaire methods versus laboratory methods. This monograph on clinical psychology and personality research is intended for researchers and practitioners.

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Author:   Miranda Olff ,  Guido Godaert ,  Holger Ursin
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.577kg
ISBN:  

9783540538219

ISBN 10:   3540538216
Pages:   327
Publication Date:   25 September 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface.- I: The Problem Area.- Defence, defence and defence: How do we measure defence?.- The relationship between objective measures of defences.- II: Interview and Questionnaire Methods.- Interview techniques and assessment of defence mechanisms.- The Dutch and the Norwegian translations of the Plutchik questionnaire for psychological defence.- III: The Defence Mechanism Test: Method.- Notes on the development of the DMT.- An evaluative study of the Defence Mechanism Test.- Construct validity of the DMT.- G-analysis of the DMT.- Hard and soft models for the assessment of personality organization by DMT.- The DMT method in Europe: State of the art.- IV: Validation of DMT.- The use of the Defence Mechanism Test (DMT) in Norway for selection and stress research.- DMT defences in neurotic and somatically ill patients.- The relation between defence and overt aggression.- Application of the DMT for assessing serious drinking and driving offenders.- V: DMT and Biological Parameters.- Defence and activation theory: An example of reinterpretation and reductionism in explaining the process of psychological defence.- The relationship between psychological defence, cortisol, immunoglobulins, and complements.- Defensiveness and cardiovascular reactions.- Lateralization of defence mechanisms related to creative functioning.- VI: Relationships Between DMT and Other Methods.- Perceptual defence: The use of digitized pictures.- The Defence Mechanism Test and questionnaire methods for measurement of psychological defences.

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