Defensiveness
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The original 88-item version of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) has been ignored in recent studies. The current study examined the scoring instructions in the DSQ-88 manual by investigating how the items used to score specific... more
In archaeological research, a categorical distinction between fortified and unfortified settlements has been established and preserved for a long time. In the usual methodological approaches this scheme is accompanied by the assumption... more
Objective: Three studies tested a novel model of the narcissism-paranoia link, whereby narcissism (primarily its socially maladaptive facets) is associated with paranoia via over-use of defensive self-protection and/or under-use of... more
Discrepant high self-esteem (i.e., high explicit and low implicit self-esteem) has been associated with a number of defensive behaviors. This study investigated the use of behavioral self-handicapping as a preemptive defensive strategy... more
This article analyzes Schmemann's ecclesiology in the context of his attempt to give an assessment of the Church's attitude to life; as well as the problem of defensiveness in Orthodoxy; reductionism of ecclesial culture; "rejection" of... more
The original 88-item version of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) has been ignored in recent studies. The current study examined the scoring instructions in the DSQ-88 manual by investigating how the items used to score specific... more
Hyperactivity of endogenous opioid systems has been postulated to mediate the associations between defensive/repressive coping styles, enhanced stress responsivity, and reduced immunocompetence. Study 1 examined whether... more
OBJECTIVE Three studies tested a novel model of the narcissism-paranoia link, whereby narcissism (primarily its socially maladaptive facets) is associated with paranoia via over-use of defensive self-protection and/or under-use of... more
The universities and colleges play an important role in human development in any country as they provide the training essentials for doctors, engineers, nurses, teachers, scientists, etcetera, and foster the economic, social and knowledge... more
Psychophystalogy, 34 (1МЧ7), 3W-4Q5. Cambridge University Press. Printed in the USA. Copyright CO 1947 Society for Psychophysiological Research Daily mood states and ambulatory blood pressure DAVID SHAPIRO." LARRY D. JAMNER.h and... more