description: Guy Swanson argues that modern psychology has placed undue emphasis on the roles that psychological defenses play in neurosis, thereby obscuring their true nature and origins. He maintains that defenses are a routine and effective part of ordinary social behaviour.
language: English
title: Ego Defenses and the Legitimation of Behavior
titlecomplete: Ego Defenses and the Legitimation of Behavior (American Sociological Association Rose Monographs)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Cambridge University Press