Defenition of the word defense mechanism

• Defenition of the word defense mechanism

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

Synonyms for the word defense mechanism

• • defence
  • defence mechanism
  • defence reaction
  • defense
  • defense reaction

Hyponyms for the word defense mechanism

• • compensation
  • conversion
  • denial
  • displacement
  • idealisation
  • idealization
  • intellectualisation
  • intellectualization
  • isolation
  • projection
  • rationalisation
  • rationalization
  • reaction formation
  • regression
  • repression

Hypernyms for the word defense mechanism

• • process
  • psychoanalytic process
  • unconscious process

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