title: Neurobiologic correlates with defense mechanisms and psychotherapy.
abstract: It is proposed that repression, regression, and other defenses are associated with various transmitter systems under the guidance of the predominantly serotonergic, aversive, and the noradrenergic reward centers. The alteration of total and base composition of glial and neuronal RNA and the inferred encoding of memory are applied to the formation of neurosis and to psychotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D010990:Pleasure-Pain Principle; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D012313:RNA