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Research Article

Empirical Studies of Defense Style: Relationships with Psychopathology and Change

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Pages 263-278 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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Samantha Carlucci, Livia Chyurlia, Michelle Presniak, Nancy Mcquaid, Stephanie Wiebe, Robert Hill, James C. Wiley, Camille Garceau, Danielle Baldwin, Chloe Slowikowski, Iryna Ivanova, Renee Grenon, Louise Balfour & Giorgio A. Tasca. (2022) Change in Defensive Functioning Following Group Psychodynamic-Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Women With Binge-Eating Disorder. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy 72:2, pages 143-172.
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Evangelia Karagiannopoulou, Fotios S. Milienos, Spiridon Kamtsios & Christos Rentzios. (2020) Do defence styles and approaches to learning ‘fit together’ in students’ profiles? Differences between years of study. Educational Psychology 40:5, pages 570-591.
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Mokgale Makgopa & Mmaphuti Mamaleka. (2019) The psychodynamics of orality: Reflecting on protest songs during and after apartheid in South Africa. South African Journal of African Languages 39:3, pages 305-314.
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John R. Keefe & Robert J. Derubeis. (2019) Changing character: A narrative review of personality change in psychotherapies for personality disorder. Psychotherapy Research 29:6, pages 752-769.
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James Tapp, Louise Cottle, Michelle Christmas, Rose Stratton, Theresa A. Gannon & Estelle Moore. (2018) A psychometric evaluation of the Defence Style Questionnaire-40 in a UK forensic patient population. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 29:2, pages 288-307.
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Jacqueline L. Kinley & Sandra M. Reyno. (2017) Advancing Freud’s dream: A dynamic-relational neurobiologically informed approach to psychotherapy. Neuropsychoanalysis 19:2, pages 127-142.
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J. Christopher Perry & Michael Bond. (2017) Addressing Defenses in Psychotherapy to Improve Adaptation. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 37:3, pages 153-166.
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Aurélien Ribadier, Géraldine Dorard & Isabelle Varescon. (2016) Personality and Defense Styles: Clinical Specificities and Predictive Factors of Alcohol Use Disorder in Women. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 48:5, pages 384-392.
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Robert F. Bornstein. (2015) From Surface to Depth: Toward a More Psychodynamically Informed DSM-6. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 35:sup1, pages 45-59.
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Robert Hill, Giorgio A. Tasca, Michelle Presniak, Kylie Francis, Melissa Palardy, Renee Grenon, Nancy Mcquaid, Genevieve Hayden, Mary Gick & Hany Bissada. (2015) Changes in Defense Mechanism Functioning During Group Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder. Psychiatry 78:1, pages 75-88.
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Stuart Brody & Susan Nicholson. (2013) Immature psychological defense mechanisms are associated with women's greater desire for and actual engaging in masturbation. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 28:4, pages 419-430.
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TinaT. T. Tang, James Reilly & JoanneM. Dickson. (2012) Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Chinese students at a UK university. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 12:4, pages 287-293.
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Adrian Furnham. (2012) Lay understandings of defence mechanisms: The role of personality traits and gender. Psychology, Health & Medicine 17:6, pages 723-734.
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Stuart Brody, Rui Miguel Costa & Ursula Hess. (2012) Immature psychological defense mechanisms and the misrepresentations of some sex researchers. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 27:3, pages 243-259.
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Thomas Hyphantis, Panagiota Goulia, GeorgeD. Floros, Gregoris Iconomou, Argiro-Irene Pappas, Katerina Karaivazoglou & Konstantinos Assimakopoulos. (2011) Assessing Ego Defense Mechanisms by Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Psychopathological Correlates of the Greek Version of the Plutchik's Life Style Index. Journal of Personality Assessment 93:6, pages 605-617.
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Thomas Hyphantis, Spiros Katsoudas & Sonia Voudiclari. (2010) Ego mechanisms of defense are associated with patients’ preference of treatment modality independent of psychological distress in end-stage renal disease. Patient Preference and Adherence 4, pages 25-32.
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Panagiota Goulia, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Niki Tsifetaki, Alexandros A. Drosos & Thomas Hyphantis. (2010) Comparison of health-related quality of life and associated psychological factors between younger and older patients with established rheumatic disorders. Aging & Mental Health 14:7, pages 819-827.
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MichelleD. Presniak, TrevorR. Olson & MichaelWm. MacGregor. (2010) The Role of Defense Mechanisms in Borderline and Antisocial Personalities. Journal of Personality Assessment 92:2, pages 137-145.
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Shushan Hovanesian, Isak Isakov & KellyL. Cervellione. (2009) Defense Mechanisms and Suicide Risk in Major Depression. Archives of Suicide Research 13:1, pages 74-86.
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M Bai, B Tomenson, F Creed, D Mantis, N Tsifetaki, PV Voulgari, AA Drosos & TN Hyphantis. (2009) The role of psychological distress and personality variables in the disablement process in rheumatoid arthritis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 38:6, pages 419-430.
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Patrick Luyten & Jozef Corveleyn. (2007) Attachment and Religion: The Need to Leave Our Secure Base: A Comment on the Discussion Between Granqvist, Rizzuto, and Wulff. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 17:2, pages 81-97.
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