Projection
"Projection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, whereby that which is emotionally unacceptable in the self is rejected and attributed (projected) to others.
| Descriptor ID |
D011385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393.693
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Projection" by people in Profiles.
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Van Boven L, Judd CM, Sherman DK. Political polarization projection: social projection of partisan attitude extremity and attitudinal processes. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2012 Jul; 103(1):84-100.
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Shahar G, Porcerelli JH, Kamoo R, Epperson CN, Czarkowski KA, Magriples U, Mayes LC. Defensive projection, superimposed on simplistic object relations, erodes patient-provider relationships in high-risk pregnancy: an empirical investigation. J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2010 Oct; 58(5):953-74.
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Van Boven L, Loewenstein G. Social projection of transient drive states. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2003 Sep; 29(9):1159-68.