Meaning of DEFENCE REACTION
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| Definition: | | [n] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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| Synonyms: | | defence, defence mechanism, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
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| See Also: | | compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, idealisation, idealization, intellectualisation, intellectualization, isolation, process, projection, psychoanalytic process, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression, unconscious process | |
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