"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003674
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defense Mechanisms" by people in Profiles.
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An Examination of Triarchic Psychopathy Constructs in Female Offenders. J Pers Assess. 2019 Sep-Oct; 101(5):455-467.
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Predicting PTSD severity from experiences of trauma and heterosexism in lesbian and bisexual women: A longitudinal study of cognitive mediators. J Couns Psychol. 2018 Apr; 65(3):324-333.
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The anxiety spectrum and the reflex physiology of defense: from circumscribed fear to broad distress. Depress Anxiety. 2012 Apr; 29(4):264-81.
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Defensive mobilization in specific phobia: fear specificity, negative affectivity, and diagnostic prominence. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 01; 72(1):8-18.
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Alcohol outcome expectancies and drinking to cope with social situations. Addict Behav. 2008 Sep; 33(9):1162-6.
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Gender differences in individuals with comorbid alcohol dependence and post-traumatic stress disorder. Am J Addict. 2003 Oct-Dec; 12(5):412-23.
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Detached concern and death anxiety of first-year medical students: before and after the gross anatomy course. Clin Anat. 1997; 10(3):201-7.
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Cluster analysis of the medical coping modes questionnaire: evidence for coping with cancer styles? J Psychosom Res. 1994 Feb; 38(2):151-9.
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Diurnal rhythms and symptom severity in panic disorder. A preliminary study of 24-hour changes in panic attacks, generalised anxiety, and avoidance behaviour. Br J Psychiatry. 1992 Oct; 161:512-6.
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Delinquency as defense. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1972 Apr; 42(3):463-79.