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, in Biology, Is Defined as the Study of Monsters

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, in biology, is defined as the study of monsters, or distortions in growth.


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Destructive

Causing great and irreparable harm or damage.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used by individuals unconsciously to protect themselves from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable.

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