Synonym for defense mechanism

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

Synonym for defense mechanism

defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense reaction defense

Associated with defense 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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