| Engelsk navneord: reaction formation | |||
| 1. | reaction formation (om proces) (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 | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||