"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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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Which personality traits can mitigate the impact of the pandemic? Assessment of the relationship between personality traits and traumatic events in the COVID-19 pandemic as mediated by defense mechanisms. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251984.
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Stress, Burnout, and Resilience among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Emergency: The Role of Defense Mechanisms. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 14; 18(10).
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Mood and Affect in the COVID-19 Era. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2021 03 01; 209(3):228.
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From anxiety to action-Experience of threat, emotional states, reactance, and action preferences in the early days of COVID-19 self-isolation in Germany and Austria. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243193.
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Higher Executive Control Network Coherence Buffers Against Puberty-Related Increases in Internalizing Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2021 01; 6(1):79-88.
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The contagion of mortality: A terror management health model for pandemics. Br J Soc Psychol. 2020 Jul; 59(3):607-617.
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Correlates of a general psychopathology factor in a clinical sample of childhood sexual abuse survivors. J Affect Disord. 2018 05; 232:109-115.
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Memories of paternal relations are associated with coping and defense mechanisms in breast cancer patients: an observational study. BMC Psychol. 2017 Nov 09; 5(1):37.
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Stigma experienced by patients with severe mental disorders: A nationwide multicentric study from India. Psychiatry Res. 2017 11; 257:550-558.