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- While repression can provide short-term relief from emotional distress, it often leads to long-term negative consequences if left unaddressed. It can hinder emotional growth, strain relationships, and contribute to mental and physical health issues.
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Repression has been defined as the tendency to inhibit—consciously or unconsciously—the experience and expression of negative emotions or unpleasant cognitions in order to prevent one’s positive self-image from being threatened.
Sep 5, 2023 · Repression is a powerful defense mechanism that protects people from overwhelming or uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It is unconscious (unintentional), acting as a psychological shield to help people navigate life without the burden of distressing experiences and preserve emotional well-being.
Oct 18, 2024 · Explore the distinctions between emotional suppression and repression, their impacts on mental health, and learn healthier alternatives for emotional regulation.
- Self-Regulatory Strength
- Expressive Suppression
- Negative Affect
- Relationship Satisfaction
- Constructive Social Behavior
We preprocessed HR measures for artifacts using the Polar Precision Performance™ Software followed by a visual screening. We then used the HRV Analysis program (Niskanen et al. 2004) to apply a frequency-based technique of power spectral analysis to extract high-frequency components (0.15–0.4 Hz; HF-HRV) that primarily reflect cardiac vagal influen...
Participants rated the extent to which they had tried to (a) not show their emotions and (b) control their emotions by not showing them using a 6-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all true) to 6 (totally true).
Participants rated how they felt directly after the discussion on eight items using a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). The items came from the German translation of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule—Extended (PANAS-X; Grühn et al. 2010; Watson and Clark 1994).
Relationship satisfaction was assessed using two items adapted from the Relationship Assessment Scale (Hendrick 1988; Sander and Böcker 1993). Participants rated the extent to which (a) their partner met their needs and (b) they felt satisfied with the relationship at that moment using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (completely).
We assessed two aspects of constructive social behavior: establishing equality and conflict resolution. We used observer ratings that represent a normative judgment, which is a valid criterion for socially constructive behavior. Furthermore, observer ratings are less biased by self-presentation and self-deception than self-reports. Reliability was ...
Jul 25, 2007 · Repression is the general term that is used to describe the tendency to inhibit the experience and the expression of negative feelings or unpleasant cognitions in order to prevent one’s positive self-image from being threatened (‘repressive coping style’).
- Bert Garssen
- bgarssen@hdi.nl
- 2007
Based on an analysis of how emotions unfold over time, it has been argued that cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression have their primary impact at different points of the emotion-generative process (Figure 1; Gross, 2001; Gross and John, 2003).
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Repression is a psychological defense mechanism that plays a critical role in shaping our mental and emotional landscape. Introduced by Sigmund Freud, repression involves unconsciously blocking unwanted thoughts, memories, and emotions from entering conscious awareness.
