The assumption that when some fearful stimuli is too much to bear, the alarm system can be blindness by defence mechanism and divorces the anxious symptoms from the underlying alarm.
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Jung, C. (2002). (1912) Psychology of the Unconscious. New York: Dover Publications.
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Jung, C., et al. (1964). Man and his Symbols, New York, N.Y.: Anchor Books, Doubleday.
The assumption that recognising the signs of anxiety is the key to addressing the underlying alarm
- Neufeld, G. (2014). Making Sense of Anxiety. [DVD or on-line course], The Neufeld Institute. https://neufeldinstitute.org/course/making-sense-of-anxiety/ .