It is also called alien life, or, if it is a sentient and/or relatively complex individual, an extraterrestrial or alien (or, to avoid confusion with the legal sense of alien , a  space alien ).lthough many scientists expect extraterrestrial life to exist, so far no unambiguous evidence for its existence exists. The science of extraterrestrial life is known as exobiology. The science of astrobiology also considers life on Earth as well, and in the broader astronomical context.
repression - (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious. psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology-the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
In short, defense mechanisms are one of our commonest ways to cope with unpleasant emotions. Although Freud and many of his followers believed that we use them to combat sexual or aggressive feelings, defense mechanisms apply to a wide range of reactions from anxiety to insecurity.