Postponement of affect is a defense mechanism in which a person delays their emotional response to an event, consciously or unconsciously putting off the feelings that event would normally provoke until a later, often safer, moment. It is distinct from suppression's deliberate postponement of a thought, focusing instead specifically on delaying the emotional reaction itself rather than the topic that triggers it.
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Postponement of affect is a defence mechanism which may be used against a variety of feelings or emotions. Such a "temporal displacement, resulting simply in a later appearance of the affect reaction and in thus preventing the recognition of the motivating connection, is most frequently used against the effects of rage (or annoyance) and grief".
Postponement of affect (Wikipedia)
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Postponement of affect is a defence mechanism which may be used against a variety of feelings or emotions.
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