defense mechanism

Letters that make defense mechanism

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

Words within defense mechanism

ism, AN, SM, Hani, Defense, Han, EC, fen, en, SE, HA, mechanism, defense, ani, DE, ME, Fe, Ni, Sm, Se are words within 'defense mechanism'


1 possible definitions for 'defense mechanism'

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

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

Synonyms

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

defense mechanism as a type

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

Types of defense mechanism

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

defense mechanism as a category

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



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