Ego Mechanisms of Defense: A Guide for Clinicans and ResearchersNot since Anna Freud's 1937 book, The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense, has any one volume explored this topic as fully as Ego Mechanisms of Defense by George E. Vaillant. By summarizing the latest empirical studies, proposing a universal language of defense mechanisms, and demonstrating how various assessment methods can be used in diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment, Dr. Vaillant and an interdisciplinary group of contributors provide the groundwork for clinical practice as well as future research in the field. |
Contents
The Historical Origins of Sigmund Freuds Concept of the Mechanisms of Defense | 3 |
The Place of Defense Mechanisms in Diagnostic Formulation and in Modern Clinical Practice | 29 |
The Need for a Uniform Nomenclature for Defenses | 43 |
The Clinical Management of Immature Defenses in the Treatment of Individuals With Personality Disorders | 59 |
The Struggle for Empirical Assessment of Defenses | 89 |
Empirical Evidence That Defensive Styles Are Independent of Environmental Influence | 105 |
An Empirical Study of Defensive Styles The Defense Style Questionnaire | 127 |
A CrossValidation of Two Methods of Investigating Defenses | 159 |
A Qsort Approach to Identifying Defenses | 217 |
DSMIIIR Glossary of Defense Mechanisms | 237 |
Meissners Glossary of Defenses | 239 |
Vaillants Glossary of Defenses | 243 |
Perrys Defense Mechanism Rating Scale March 1990 | 253 |
Ego Defense Mechanisms Manual Jacobson et al | 261 |
Bonds Defense Style Questionnaire DSQ | 279 |
Vaillants Modification of the Haan Qsort | 289 |
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