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Repression vs Countercathexis - What's the difference?

repression | countercathexis |

As nouns the difference between repression and countercathexis

is that repression is repression while countercathexis is (psychology) the suppression or repression of mental energy.

repression

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
  • The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

    • countercathexis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.