 Defense Mechanisms
"Defense Mechanisms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at their conscious level; various types include reaction formation, projection and self reversal.
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D003674
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F01.393
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defense Mechanisms" by people in Profiles.
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Leyro TM, Berenz EC, Brandt CP, Smits JA, Zvolensky MJ. Evaluation of perseveration in relation to panic-relevant responding: an initial test. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2012 Mar; 40(2):205-19.
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Alfano CA, Zakem AH, Costa NM, Taylor LK, Weems CF. Sleep problems and their relation to cognitive factors, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Depress Anxiety. 2009; 26(6):503-12.
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Hess JD, Kacen JJ, Kim J. Mood-management dynamics: the interrelationship between moods and behaviours. Br J Math Stat Psychol. 2006 Nov; 59(Pt 2):347-78.
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Armsworth MW. A qualitative analysis of adult incest survivors' responses to sexual involvement with therapists. Child Abuse Negl. 1990; 14(4):541-54.
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Buckelew SP, Hannay HJ. Relationships among anxiety, defensiveness, sex, task difficulty, and performance on various neuropsychological tasks. Percept Mot Skills. 1986 Oct; 63(2 Pt 2):711-8.
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