reaction formation

Letters that make reaction formation

a, o, e, f, n, c, m, r, t, i are letters that make 'reaction formation'

Words within reaction formation

OR, format, act, MA, MAT, re, ti, FO, ma, AC, at, Ea, mA, mat, on, form, action, reaction, formation, CT, Io, ion, Re, Ac, At, Ti, react are words within 'reaction formation'


1 possible definitions for 'reaction formation'

Reaction Formation as "(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them"

Under this definition, reaction formation is a noun and has the following properties:

reaction formation as a type

'reaction formation' can be a type of defense reaction, defense, defence, defense mechanism, defence mechanism, defence reaction.

reaction formation as a category

'reaction formation' can be a category of psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine.

Example of reaction formation used within this context

"his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"



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