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The Process of Neurotic Thinking

The article explores the neurotic conflict on a cognitive level as resulting from a selective faulty system of reasoning based on magical convictions and beliefs. The neurotic modifies his syllogistic thinking based on inferential assumptions. The roots of neurotic thinking are traced back to childhood when judgment is magical and self-centered.

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