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projection

projection Projection is an unconscious defense mechanism in which a person disowns feelings or traits they find emotionally unacceptable in themselves and instead attributes them to other people.

Projection is an unconscious defense mechanism in which a person disowns feelings or traits they find emotionally unacceptable in themselves and instead attributes them to other people.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Projection” (D011385).
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