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Repression: defense mechanism in which unacceptable affects, ideas or wishes are pushed away so that they remain in the unconscious

X-Inactivation: The repression of one of the two x-chromosomes in the somatic cells of females as a method of dosage compensation: at an early embryonic stage in the normal female, one of the two x-chromoso . . . View Full Definition

Unconscious: That part of the mind or mental functioning of which the content is only rarely subject to awareness. It is a repository for data that have never been conscious (primary repression) or that . . . View Full Definition

Catharsis: The healthful (therapeutic) release of ideas through talking out conscious material accompanied by an appropriate emotional reaction. Also, the release into awareness of repressed (forgotten . . . View Full Definition

Structured Polysemy: The organization and emphasis/repression of meanings within television's polysemy.