repression resistance

n. in psychoanalysis, the resistance deployed by a patient in order to maintain repression of unacceptable impulses. This may manifest in the patient’s forgetting of events, in an impeded flow of free associations, or in the patient’s application of interpretations offered by the analyst to others but not to himself or herself. Also called ego resistance. Compare id resistance; superego resistance.

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Psychology term of the day

January 23rd 2025

fetal activity

the activity level of the fetus during intrauterine development, such as kicking or other movements.