defense_reaction
1. [ noun ] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Synonyms: defense defence_reaction defence_mechanism defence defense_mechanism
Related terms: process psychoanalytic_process denial projection conversion compensation displacement rationalization regression repression reaction_formation intellectualisation idealization isolation psychiatry
Similar spelling:   defence_reaction
  defense_laboratory
  defense_contractor
  defense_force
  Defense_Secretary
  defense_policy
  defense_lawyer
  Defense_Department
  defense_program
  defense_lawyers