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The Evolutionary Functions of Repression and the Ego Defenses

1990; Wiley; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1521/jaap.1.1990.18.2.260

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Randolph M. Nesse,

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

The Evolutionary Functions of Repression and the Ego DefensesRandolph M. NesseRandolph M. NesseAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Michigan Medical School.Department of Psychiatry, The University of Michigan Medical School, C440, Med-Inn Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–0840Published Online:July 2017https://doi.org/10.1521/jaap.1.1990.18.2.260PDFPDF PLUS ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations AboutReferencesAlexander R. D. (1975), The search for a general theory of behavior, Behav. Sci., 20, 77–100. Crossref, Google ScholarAlexander R. D. (1979), Darwinism and Human Affairs, University of Washington Press, Seattle. Google ScholarAlexander R. D. (1986), Ostracism and indirect reciprocity: The reproductive significance of humor. Ethol. Sociobiol., 7, 253–270. Crossref, Google ScholarAlexander R. D. (1987), The Biology of Moral Systems, Aldine de Gruyter Press, Hawthorne, NY. 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