Preferred Label : repression-sensitization;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : repression sensitization;
Related MeSH term : Repression-Sensitization scales; Repression Sensitization Scales; Repression-Sensitization Scale; Scales, Repression-Sensitization;
MeSH annotation : no qualif;
Origin ID : D012095;
UMLS CUI : C0035144;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
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.
