"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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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Olson KL, Mensinger JL. Weight-related stigma mediates the relationship between weight status and bodily pain: A conceptual model and call for further research. Body Image. 2019 Sep; 30:159-164.
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Mensinger JL, Tylka TL, Calamari ME. Mechanisms underlying weight status and healthcare avoidance in women: A study of weight stigma, body-related shame and guilt, and healthcare stress. Body Image. 2018 Jun; 25:139-147.
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Van Sant JE, Patterson BJ. Getting in and getting out whole: nurse-patient connections in the psychiatric setting. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Jan; 34(1):36-45.
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Akhtar S. Happiness: origins, forms, and technical relevance. Am J Psychoanal. 2010 Sep; 70(3):219-44.
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Suveg C, Sood E, Barmish A, Tiwari S, Hudson JL, Kendall PC. "I'd rather not talk about it": emotion parenting in families of children with an anxiety disorder. J Fam Psychol. 2008 Dec; 22(6):875-84.
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Akhtar S. From schisms through synthesis to informed oscillation: an attempt at integrating some diverse aspects of psychoanalytic technique. Psychoanal Q. 2000 Apr; 69(2):265-88.
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Akhtar S. "Someday ..." and "if only ..." fantasies: pathological optimism and inordinate nostalgia as related forms of idealization. J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 1996; 44(3):723-53.
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Akhtar S. Object constancy and adult psychopathology. Int J Psychoanal. 1994 Jun; 75 ( Pt 3):441-55.
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Snyderman DA, Thompson WL. Specific psychotherapy approaches to medical-surgical patients. New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1993; (57):9-18.
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SPERLING M. A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE PSYCHO-ANALYTIC STUDY OF MIGRAINE AND PSYCHOGENIC HEADACHES. THE RELATION OF MIGRAINE TO DEPRESSION, STATES OF WITHDRAWAL, PETIT MAL, AND EPILEPSY. Int J Psychoanal. 1964 Oct; 45:549-57.