defense mechanism (n)
defense reaction (n)
defence mechanism (n)
defence reaction (n)
defense (n)
defence (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 22
def (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Outgoing links
Hypernym psychoanalytic process; process, unconscious process
Domain of synset - TOPIC psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Hyponym compensation; conversion; denial; displacement; idealization, idealisation; intellectualization, intellectualisation; isolation; projection; rationalization, rationalisation; reaction formation; regression; repression
Incoming links
Hyponym process, unconscious process; psychoanalytic process
Member of this domain - TOPIC psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
Hypernym compensation; conversion; denial; displacement; idealization, idealisation; intellectualization, intellectualisation; isolation; projection; rationalization, rationalisation; reaction formation; regression; repression

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