Key points. This 10-part series on self-deception spotlights some our most important ego defences. Here in Part 2, we look at repression, the "forgetting" of unacceptable drives, emotions, ideas ...

Many organizations continue to regard emotions as unprofessional, encouraging individuals to "leave them at the door." ...

Learn about emotional repression and how to manage your emotions. ... Instead, they might show up as a range of psychological or physical symptoms. Keep reading to learn about repressed emotions, ...

In a paper published in the American Psychological Association’s Review of General Psychology, Prof. Yacov Rofé, head of Bar-Ilan University’s Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, states ...

Sexual repression involves suppressing sexual desires, thoughts, behaviors, ... Psychological barriers and a lack of sexual expression can impact sexual arousal and functioning.

The idea is that repression buries memories of trauma in your unconscious, where they – unlike other memories – reside unknown to you. They remain hidden, in a pristine, fixed form.