Suppression

Learn about the definition for this nursing term.

Defense mechanism when a person chooses to refrain from thinking about something that is a source of conflict. It is the voluntary process of pushing unwanted, anxiety-provoking thoughts, memories, emotions, fantasies and desires out of awareness.

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