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Definition of Defense mechanism
1. Noun. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
Exact synonyms: Defence, Defence Mechanism, Defence Reaction, Defense, Defense Reaction
Generic synonyms: Process, Unconscious Process, Psychoanalytic Process
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Specialized synonyms: Compensation, Conversion, Denial, Displacement, Idealisation, Idealization, Intellectualisation, Intellectualization, Isolation, Projection, Rationalisation, Rationalization, Reaction Formation, Regression, Repression
Generic synonyms: Process, Unconscious Process, Psychoanalytic Process
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Specialized synonyms: Compensation, Conversion, Denial, Displacement, Idealisation, Idealization, Intellectualisation, Intellectualization, Isolation, Projection, Rationalisation, Rationalization, Reaction Formation, Regression, Repression
Medical Definition of Defense mechanism
1. A psychological means of coping with conflict or anxiety, e.g., conversion, denial, dissociation, rationalization, repression, sublimation, the psychic structure underlying a coping strategy, immunological mechanism vs. Non-specific defense mechanism. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defense Mechanism
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