repression
repression is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
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(rē-prĕsh′ŭn)

[L. repressus, press back]
In psychology, the refusal to entertain distressing or painful ideas. In Freudian theory, repression involves the submersion of such thoughts in the unconscious, where they continue to influence the individual. Psychoanalysis seeks to discover and release repressions.
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(rē-prĕsh′ŭn)

[L. repressus, press back]
In psychology, the refusal to entertain distressing or painful ideas. In Freudian theory, repression involves the submersion of such thoughts in the unconscious, where they continue to influence the individual. Psychoanalysis seeks to discover and release repressions.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Repression." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741551/all/repression.
Repression. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741551/all/repression. Accessed January 31, 2023.
Repression. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741551/all/repression
Repression [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741551/all/repression.
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