defence mechanism
(di-fenss)the means whereby an undesirable impulse can be avoided or controlled. Defence mechanisms include repression, projection, reaction formation, sublimation, and splitting.
phallus
A penis, especially when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance); an image or representation of an erect penis, typically symbolizing fertility or potency.
psychosis
A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, which may be chronic or transient, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality, causing a deterioration of ...
repression
In psychoanalysis, a defence mechanism whereby unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or wishes are banished from consciousness. In an article entitled ‘Repression’ in 1915, Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) gave ...
