Psychiatry and Psychology

Scapegoating

Process in which the mechanisms of projection or displacement are utilized in focusing feelings of aggression, hostility, frustration, etc., upon another individual or group; the amount of blame being unwarranted.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Process in which the mechanisms of projection or displacement are utilized in focusing feelings of aggression, hostility, frustration, etc., upon another individual or group; the amount of blame being unwarranted.

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History Note

91(76); was see under DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY) 1976-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Displacement (Psychology) (1968-1975)
  • Schizophrenia (1966-1975)

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  1. F01.145.813w.572w
  2. F01.393w.246w.500w
  3. F01.393w.693w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scapegoating. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012539. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012539
  2. Scapegoating. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoating
  3. Scapegoating. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2912143