Ego defenses: Theory and measurement.

Partial table of contents: THEORY. A Theory of Ego Defenses (R. Plutchik). Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors (L. Benjamin). An Information Feedback Theory of Emotions and Defenses (H. Dahl). A Developmental View of Defenses: Empirical Approaches (A. Safyer & S. Hauser). The Evolved Function of Repression and the Adaptive Design of the Human Psyche (M. Slavin & D. Greif). MEASUREMENT. The Life Style Index: A Self-Report Measure of Ego Defenses (H. Conte & A. Apter). The Defense Mechanisms Inventory: Its Development and Clinical Applications (D. Ihilevich & G. Gleser). The Rorschach: Defense or Adaptation? (B. Ritzler). A Review of the Defense Mechanism Rating Scales (J. Perry & M. Kardos). Epilogue. Indexes.