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