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Устна комуникация и защитни механизми на личността – точки на пресичане
Oral Communication and Personality Defence Mechanisms – Intersections

Author(s): Velislava Chavdarova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: protective mechanisms; mental structure of the personality; behaviour; psychological development; communication

Summary/Abstract: The subject of analysis is the relationship between the protective patterns of behaviour, characteristic of adults, and the socalled‘automatic thoughts and expressions.’ Based on the psychodynamic interpretation of defence mechanisms and their complex manifestation in behaviour, the report considers specific ways of speaking which can be used as a diagnostic criterion for determining the mental status of a given individual.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 68-73
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bulgarian