The scientific status of the defence mechanism test: a reply to Kline.
The Defence Mechanism Test, one of the better validated techniques for studying the operation of Freudian defences, has recently been impugned on theoretical grounds. This paper reconsiders two of the most telling points made by Kline (1987) and concludes that his alternative explanations are not well supported by theory or experiment.
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Department of Psychology, University of Ulster, Londonderry, UK.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D014796:Visual Perception