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Displacement, Psychological MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Displacement, Psychological
Tree Number(s)
F01.393.246
Unique ID
D004208
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004208
Scope Note
The process by which an emotional or behavioral response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation for which it is inappropriate.
Entry Term(s)
Displacement, Psychology
Psychological Displacement
NLM Classification #
WM 193.5.D5
Previous Indexing
Behavior (1966-1967)
Psychoanalytic Interpretation (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
1968
History Note
2020 (1968); was DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY) 1968-2019
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/10/10

No Qualifiers
Displacement, Psychological Preferred
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