Noun: defense reaction
Usage: US (elsewhere: defence reaction)
Usage: US (elsewhere: defence reaction)
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
"Repression is a common defense reaction used to cope with traumatic memories";
- defense mechanism [US], defence mechanism [Brit, Cdn], defence reaction [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defence [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: defense reactions
Type of: process, psychoanalytic process, unconscious process