defence_mechanism | ||
1. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | |
Synonyms: | defense defence_reaction defense_reaction defence defense_mechanism | |
Related terms: | process psychoanalytic_process denial projection conversion compensation displacement rationalization regression repression reaction_formation intellectualisation idealization isolation psychiatry | |
Similar spelling: |
defense_mechanism defence_program defence_system |