afweermechanisme

Definitions of afweermechanisme
  1. noun
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    synonyms: immuunsysteem
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    types:
    repressie, repressiepolitiek
    (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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