Nature, function and dynamics of somatic symptoms in patients with an introjective personality style. Ghent University
Since personality is regarded as an underlying dimension of psychopathology, it has led to a great deal of theory development in the field of clinical psychology. From different perspectives two major personality styles are distinguished: an anaclitic, that has the capacity to develop mature, mutually satisfying interpersonal relationships, and an introjective, that has the capacity to develop a consolidated, realistic, essentially positive, ...