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The present study was designed to demonstrate the validity of repression-sensitization (R-S) dimensions as a defense dimension, and to clarify the characteristics of the defense by examining the differences of the defense responses as to verbalize feelings of anxiety. Rapaport's Word-Association Test (WAT) and MMPI including Byrne's R-S Scale and Taylor's MAS were given to 31 subjects. MAS scores, association reaction time (RT) and GSR to WAT were examined for 14 repressors and twelve sensitizers. The results were that repressors showed lower anxiety scores, longer RT and larger amounts of GSRs to WAT than did sensitizers. It was suggested that repressors defended by avoidance and sensitizers by approach, and that repressors intended to avoid verbalizing feelings of anxiety and sensitizers tried to verbalize feelings of anxiety.
