(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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Words linked to "Defense mechanism" : repression, intellectualisation, unconscious process, process, psychopathology, compensation, idealisation, displacement, idealization, psychiatry, denial, rationalisation, isolation, regression, psychoanalytic process, reaction formation, projection, psychological medicine, intellectualization, rationalization, conversion |
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