Repression
| Definition: |
The active mental process of keeping out and ejecting, banishing from consciousness, ideas or impulses that are unacceptable to it. |
| Notes: |
no qualif |
| Also Called: |
Delayed Memory,False Memory Syndrome,Repressed Memory |
Repression Categories.
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Repression-Sensitization - Defense mechanisms involving approach and avoidance responses to threatening stimuli. The sensitizing process involves intellectualization in approaching or controlling the stimulus whereas repression involves unconscious denial in avoiding the stimulus. |
Repression Definitions and Terms
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