"Repression-Sensitization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012095
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393.821.645
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| Concept/Terms |
Repression-Sensitization Scales- Repression-Sensitization Scales
- Repression Sensitization Scales
- Repression-Sensitization Scale
- Scales, Repression-Sensitization
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