Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Displacement

The process by which an emotional or behavioral response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate.

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Abstract

The process by which an emotional or behavioral response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate.

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2 entry terms
  • Displacement, Psychological
  • Displacement, Psychology

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History Note

2020 (1968); was DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY) 1968-2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Behavior (1966-1967)
  • Psychoanalytic Interpretation (1966-1967)

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  1. F01.393w.246w

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WM 193.5.D5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Displacement. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004208. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004208
  2. Psychological Displacement. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_(psychology)
  3. Psychological Displacement. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1458245