defence mechanism

Letters that make defence mechanism

s, a, d, e, f, n, c, h, m, i are letters that make 'defence mechanism'

Words within defence mechanism

fence, ism, AN, SM, Hani, Han, EC, fen, en, HA, CE, mechanism, defence, ani, DE, ME, NC, Ce, Fe, Ni, Sm are words within 'defence mechanism'


1 possible definitions for 'defence mechanism'

Defence Mechanism as "(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires"

Under this definition, defence mechanism is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defense reaction, defense, defence, defense mechanism, defence reaction have the same meaning as 'defence mechanism'

defence mechanism as a type

'defence mechanism' can be a type of process, unconscious process, psychoanalytic process.

Types of defence mechanism

repression, intellectualization, intellectualisation, reaction formation, denial, idealization, idealisation, regression, rationalization, rationalisation, isolation, conversion, projection, displacement, compensation are types of 'defence mechanism'.

defence mechanism as a category

'defence mechanism' can be a category of psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine.



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