Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. suppressive therapy

suppressive therapy

suppressive therapy

a form of psychotherapy directed toward the reinforcement of the client’s defense mechanisms and the suppression (rather than expression) of distressing experiences and feelings. Compare expressive therapy.

Related Terms

sham feeding

sham feeding in research, a procedure in which a nonhuman a...

retinal horizontal cell

retinal horizontal cell any of various neurons in the retin...

toxic-metabolic encephalopathy

toxic-metabolic encephalopathy see metabolic encephalopathy...

main clause

main clause see clause.

null finding

null finding the situation in which the outcome of a statis...

nonverbal test

nonverbal test a test in which the questions or problems as...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter S

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact