- psychological defense mechanism
- механізми психологічного захисту
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psychological defense mechanism
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defense mechanism — 1. Physiol. the defensive reaction of an organism, as against a pathogenic microorganism. 2. Psychol. an unconscious process, as denial, that protects an individual from unacceptable or painful ideas or impulses. [1890 95] * * * In psychoanalytic … Universalium
defense mechanism — noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • Syn: ↑defense reaction, ↑defence mechanism, ↑defence reaction, ↑defense, ↑defence • Topics: ↑psychia … Useful english dictionary
defense mechanism — Synonyms and related words: alienation, autism, autistic thinking, avoidance, avoidance mechanism, avoidance reaction, avoiding reaction, blame shifting, block, blocking, circumvention, compensation, conversion, decompensation, defence, defense,… … Moby Thesaurus
Psychological projection — In psychology, psychological projection (or projection bias) is a defense mechanism in which one attributes one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts or/and emotions to others. Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the… … Wikipedia
Psychological testing — is a field characterized by the use of samples of behavior in order to infer generalizations about a given individual. The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics. By samples of behavior , one means… … Wikipedia
Psychological numbing — Psychological numbness is a mental self defense mechanism used to prevent psychological trauma, in which a mental entity chooses to ignore thoughts or emotions relating to a specific body of knowledge, emotions, or ideas. This is often induced by … Wikipedia
Psychological repression — Psychological repression, or simply repression, is the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses (wishes, fantasies or feelings) from one s consciousness and holding or subduing them in the unconscious. Since the popularization of… … Wikipedia
defense reaction — noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • Syn: ↑defense mechanism, ↑defence mechanism, ↑defence reaction, ↑defense, ↑defence • Topics: ↑psych … Useful english dictionary
mechanism — mechanismic, adj. /mek euh niz euhm/, n. 1. an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage. 2. the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished. 3.… … Universalium
psychological medicine — noun the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders • Syn: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychopathological (for: ↑psychopathology), ↑psychopathologic … Useful english dictionary
mechanism — mech•an•ism [[t]ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) mac an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion 2) the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished 3) mac machinery; mechanical appliances 4) mac the … From formal English to slang
