Denial

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Denial :

Aimed at the elimination of traumatic sense organ perceptions, the offensive perceptions mobilized by it beeing kept from consciousness. Defense against the claims of external reality.

Déni :

Mécanisme psychique par lequel le tout petit enfant se protège de la menace de castration.