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Defence reaction

Defence reaction Meaning & Definition
Defence reaction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Defence reaction?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Defence reaction: defence | defence mechanism | defense | defense mechanism | defense reaction

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See Also | compensation | conversion | denial | displacement | idealisation | idealization | intellectualisation | intellectualization | isolation | process | projection | psychoanalytic process | rationalisation | rationalization | reaction formation | regression | repression | unconscious process

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