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Suppression vs Countercathexis - What's the difference?

suppression | countercathexis |

As nouns the difference between suppression and countercathexis

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

suppression

English

Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
    • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.

    • countercathexis

    English

    Noun

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