Synonym for defence mechanism

noun - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

Synonym for defence mechanism

defence defence reaction defense mechanism defense reaction defense

Associated with defence mechanism

unconscious process process psychiatry psychological medicine psychopathology compensation conversion denial displacement idealisation idealization intellectualisation intellectualization isolation projection psychoanalytic process rationalisation rationalization reaction formation regression repression

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