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Shame as a compromise for humiliation and rage in the internal representation of abuse by loved ones: Processes, motivations, and the role of dissociation

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Pages 383-396 | Received 07 Aug 2015, Accepted 08 Mar 2016, Published online: 20 Mar 2017

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