Maintaining Delusional Beliefs to Satisfy and Protect Psychological Needs
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zeitschrift für Psychologie
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2190-8370,2151-2604
DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000337