defence_reaction
1. [ noun ] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonyms: defense defence_mechanism 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_reaction
  defence_force
  defence_policy
  Defense_Department
  defence_program