I can't seem to grasp the concept of "Repression." What are some examples of how one might be repressed???

Question

The dictionary says Repression is the unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind. I'm not really sure what that means. Can someone explain it to me in more detail and provide some examples of how one might be repressed??? Thanks.

Answer 1

For example... Say a family member rapes you. The idea of it is very painful, and your mind doesn't want to accept that this is happened to you. This memory of being raped is then repressed, so that you don't think about it much.

Answer 2

Repression is when you have certain unwanted feelings and you basically deny them unconsciously. For example, let's say your significant other of 2 years breaks up with you. You will naturally feel disappointed, sad, and other such feelings. However, your mind may put up a defense mechanism against these negative unwanted feelings and repress them so that you do not experience them any more. They are still there, but it's like you've just bottled them up in a way.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Well, you know how when you suppress a feeling, you do it knowing you are suppressing it? Repression is the exact opposite. It's like your mind does it without you knowing about it. And although your body might repress something, it is said that it makes up for it in different ways. For example, it replaces the thought with something physical, such as a random twitch maybe. I hope that helps a bit.

Answer 4

You are misunderstanding the term. It's not "how one might be repressed," it's "what memories or emotions one represses."

When people (especially children) are faced with horrible things, their mind refuses to deal with it. People literally forget those horrible things, but their behavior and attitudes all of a sudden change. Therapist treat those behavioral and emotional problems by bringing back the repressed memory of the traumatic event and helping the patient accept what happened and deal with it consciously.

Answer 5

In psychology, Freud came up with the idea of defense mechanisms....that people have various ways in which they deal with pain/anxiety or other unpleasant things. Repression is one of those defense mechanisms.

Basically what it is is a person pushes painful memories into their unconscious, choosing NOT to deal with it. For example, a woman that got raped (clearly a very traumatizing situation) may repress her memory of that rape, and she won't be able to recall its details.

Answer 6

I just had an embarrassing moment and I don't want to remember it, so I repress (exile) that moment to the way back of my mind or a painful memory. I think my health book said its bad to repress memories 'cause it may come back causing you to panic...I THINK.....take closer reaserch or ask a parent....

Answer 7

no way, you get your suit back from the dry cleaning but it has some weird wrinkles, it must be repressed, OK. the dictionary confuses repression and suppression, but i am just an armatures for a complete analysis and solution to your problem you need psychology.With valid referecences,

Answer 8

I think it's...if you had a really bad experience, maybe traumatic, and your unconscious just pushed it to the back of your mind and "forgot" about it, as a form of emotional and psychological protection I believe.

This is where some therapists have been able to get people to draw out bad memories they couldn't even remember until they really got to thinking deep about it, and helped them deal with it so they could move on.

Answer 9

repression is un-conscious procee--supose yu dont get a goal it will go in to yur unconsious--the way it will go that is repression

Answer 10

Think of it as someone being controlled and abused.That's a form of reppression.