(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. Synonyms: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense reaction.
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"Defense mechanism" Quotes from Famous Books — My Shipmate—Columbus • Stephen Wilder |
Words linked to "Defense mechanism" : repression, reaction formation, displacement, psychiatry, psychological medicine, rationalization, compensation, psychoanalytic process, rationalisation, idealization, unconscious process, idealisation, intellectualization, intellectualisation, regression, denial, projection, process, isolation, conversion, psychopathology |
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