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Blocking

Blocking

1. Obstructing; arresting of passage, conduction, or transmission.

2. In psychoanalysis, a sudden break in free association occurring when a painful subject or repressed complex is touched.

3. Sudden cessation of thoughts and speech, which may indicate the presence of a severe thought disorder or a psychosis.


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