Branch of psychology groups phenomena by the area of psychology that studies them, such as cognitive, social or clinical psychology. Wikipedia states, "A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from the norm or rationality in judgment," the kind of phenomenon cognitive psychology exists to explain. Browsing by branch keeps phenomena studied by the same specialists together.
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Originating WorkAnna Freud's The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936) 1 Branch of Psychology
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1. Wikipedia: Defence mechanism
WikipediaDefence mechanism, History sectionQuote, Defence mechanism, History section
In the first definitive book on defence mechanisms, The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936), Anna Freud enumerated the ten defence mechanisms that appear in the works of her father, Sigmund Freud.
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