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Towards a post-Freudian theory of repression: Reflections on the role of inhibitory functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2006

Ralph E. Schmidt  and
Martial Van der Linden
Ralph E. Schmidt*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
Martial Van der Linden*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
*
Ralph.Schmidt@pse.unige.ch
Martial.Vanderlinden@pse.unige.ch
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Abstract:

Although Freud's merits may be readily acknowledged in the year of his 150th birthday, recent findings on repression-related phenomena cannot be accommodated by his classic conception, on which Erdelyi's theory is built. This point is illustrated by discussing the role of inhibitory processes. The unified theory of repression should be elaborated to generate falsifiable predictions on the reported phenomena.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 530 - 531
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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