Scotomization
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scotomization is a noun meaning (psychology) According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.
Meaning
(psychology) According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.
Word Forms
- scotomizations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dissociation, abreaction, scotograph, repersonalization, subception, splitting.
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