| Engelsk navneord: defence mechanism | 
| 1. | defence mechanism (om proces) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | defence, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | process, psychoanalytic process, unconscious process | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, idealisation, idealization, intellectualisation, intellectualization, isolation, projection, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression | 
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 | Overordnet emneområde | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | 
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