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This chapter presents the preliminary account of a series of studies designed to test empirically the interplay of anxiety and defense in the process of gradual recognition of personally arousing or threatening stimuli. Even though all the findings from this research program are not yet available, the justification for this interim report lies in the possible heuristic value in stimulating further study of the relationship between anxiety and defenses.
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Draguns, J.G. (1993). Exploration of the Relationship Between Anxiety and Defense: Semantic Differential Ratings of Defense Mechanism Test Stimuli. In: Hentschel, U., Smith, G.J.W., Ehlers, W., Draguns, J.G. (eds) The Concept of Defense Mechanisms in Contemporary Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8303-1_10
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