Repressed Memories: Memories that have been pushed out of conscious awareness due to their emotional intensity or threatening nature.
Defense Mechanisms: Psychological strategies used by the ego to protect itself from anxiety arising from conflicts between the id (unconscious desires) and superego (internalized societal norms).
Psychoanalysis: A therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud that aims to bring unconscious thoughts and emotions into consciousness through techniques such as free association and dream analysis.