Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 71

Short Answer

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Lucretius

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously excluded from awareness.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Projection

A defense mechanism in psychology where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.