Repression, suppression, and oppression (in depression)

Golan Shahar

doi:10.1017/S0140525X06459112

Repression, suppression, and oppression (in depression)

Golan Shahar

Behavioral Sciences Program

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Abstract

Erdelyi's two key tenets - that repression may be conscious ("suppression") and that it is context-sensitive - resonate well with findings on unipolar depression. Drawing from this field, I argue that (1) "oppression," namely, pressure from significant others to refrain from attending to certain mental contents, influences individuals' repression/suppression; and that, (2) individuals actively create the very contexts that facilitate their repression/suppression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	533-534
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X06459112
State	Published - 1 Dec 2006

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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