Repression

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Is a:

Mental Process
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition:

The active mental process of keeping out and ejecting, banishing from consciousness, ideas or impulses that are unacceptable to it.

Synonyms:

Delayed Memories
Delayed Memory
False Memory Syndrome
False Memory Syndromes
Memories, Delayed
Memories, Repressed
Memory Syndrome, False
Memory, Delayed
Memory, Repressed
Repressed Memory
Syndrome, False Memory

Broader Topics:

Defense Mechanisms

Narrower Topics:

Repression-Sensitization

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