Repression sensitization

Personality: Self concept · Personality testing · Theories · Mind-body problem

Repression sensitization is a personality trait which indicates that there are regularities in peoples response to threat. Some habitually resolve approach avoidance conflicts by avoidance (characterized by repression], denial or dissociation) others by approach (characterised by identification or intellectualization

Assessment

Repression Sensitization Scale

References

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Morrison, S., Simpson-Housley, P., & de Man, A. F. (2004). Repression-Sensitization and Response to Perceived Nuclear Hazard in People Residing Near a Nuclear Power Plant: North American Journal of Psychology Vol 6(2) 2004, 327-336.
Morton, V. G. (1982). The relationship of cognitive and defensive styles to emotional experience: Dissertation Abstracts International.
Muchnik, B., & Rosenheim, E. (1982). Fear of death, defense-style and religiosity among Israeli Jews: Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences Vol 19(2) 1982, 157-164.
Nair, L., Deb, S., & Mandal, J. (1993). A study on repression-sensitization, personality characteristics and early childhood experiences of male cancer patients: Journal of Personality and Clinical Studies Vol 9(1-2) Mar-Sep 1993, 87-94.
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Nielsen, L. E., & Fleck, J. R. (1981). Defensive repressors and empathic impairment: Psychological Reports Vol 48(2) Apr 1981, 615-624.
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Peal, R. L. (1982). The interrelationship between conscious, fantasy and unconscious measures of death anxiety and their relationship to repression-sensitization defenses and the need for social approval: Dissertation Abstracts International.
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Poe, P. J. (1983). Word associations and the bilateral electrodermal responses of high and low repressive females as measured by the MMPI R Factor Scale: Dissertation Abstracts International.
Polans, A. R. (1980). The effects of R-S classification and stress on eyewitness behavior: Dissertation Abstracts International.
Polans, A. R. (1985). The effects of repression-sensitization classification and stress on eyewitness recall: Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society Vol 23(3) May 1985, 181-184.
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Robinson-Smith, G. C. (1984). The relationship between self-actualization repression-sensitization, and number and negative valuation of stressful life events: Dissertation Abstracts International.
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Rofe, Y., & Lewin, I. (1986). Affiliation in an unavoidable stressful situation: An examination of the utility theory: British Journal of Social Psychology Vol 25(2) Jun 1986, 119-127.
Rofe, Y., Lewin, I., & Padeh, B. (1977). Affiliation before and after child delivery as a function of repression-sensitization: British Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology Vol 16(4) Nov 1977, 311-315.
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Rosenberg, L. M. (1986). Reactions to female rape victims as a function of level of fixation, defensive style and gender: Dissertation Abstracts International.
Rosenheim, E., & Muchnik, B. (1984). Death concerns in differential levels of consciousness as functions of defense strategy and religious belief: Omega: Journal of Death and Dying Vol 15(1) 1984-1985, 15-24.
Roth, R. (1984). AER-conditioning, unconscious perception in repressors, non-defenders and sensitizers: Archiv fur Psychologie Vol 136(1) 1984, 13-33.
Sahar, A. K., & Kureshi, A. (1990). A study of peptic ulcer in relation to repression-sensitization: Journal of Personality and Clinical Studies Vol 6(1) Mar 1990, 47-49.
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Scarpetti, W. L. (1974). Autonomic concomitants of aggressive behavior in repressors and sensitizers: A social learning approach: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Vol 30(6) Dec 1974, 772-781.
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Schulman, K. R. (1976). Repression and sensitization as determinants of responses to a message designed to arouse thoughts of one's own death: Psychological Reports Vol 39(1) Aug 1976, 189-190.
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Shavit, H., & Shouval, R. (1977). Repression-sensitization and processing of favorable and adverse information: Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol 33(4) Oct 1977, 1041-1044.
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Starbird, D. H., & Biller, H. B. (1976). An exploratory study of the interaction of cognitive complexity, dogmatism, and repression-sensitization among college students: Journal of Genetic Psychology Vol 128(2) Jun 1976, 227-232.
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