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defence reaction

/ defence reaction /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

process unconscious process psychoanalytic process

Kinds of:

compensation conversion denial displacement idealization

Domain:

psychiatry psychopathology psychological medicine

Semantic Complexity

57%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

8

Times Searched

21

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process unconscious process psychoanalytic process compensation conversion denial displacement idealization