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Repression and the unconscious

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2006

Robert Langnickel*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501Bielefeld, Germanyhttp://www.uni-bielefeld.de/psychologie/ae/AE14/HOMEPAGE/Markowitsch_home.html
Hans Markowitsch*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501Bielefeld, Germanyhttp://www.uni-bielefeld.de/psychologie/ae/AE14/HOMEPAGE/Markowitsch_home.html

Abstract:

We argue that repression is primarily an unconscious process and that the position of Erdelyi is not coherent with Freud's views on the matter. Repression of ideas is a process that takes place without the knowledge of the subject. In this respect, it is essentially different from suppression, where ideas are acted upon by a conscious will.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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