Definition of Defence mechanism

1. Noun. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Defence Mechanism

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defence diplomacy
defence force
defence mechanism (current term)
defence policy
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Literary usage of Defence mechanism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... cement dust concentration may be part of the defence mechanism against the potential proteolytic activity occurring in occupational dust exposure. ..."

2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1920)
"A little peculiar, however, may appear the inclusion in the same category of the defence mechanism, which is usually considered with the other Freudian ..."

3. The Way out of war by Robert Tuttle Morris (1918)
"... to materialistic occupation that has conducted man from the single cell up to the formation of man equipped with his intellectual defence mechanism. ..."

4. Scientists, Plants and Politics: A History of the Plant Genetic Resources by Robin Pistorius (1997)
"Translating this defence mechanism into crop improvement programmes would involve breeding strategies which would essentially provide a short-cut to ..."

5. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1921)
"By means of specific poisons they destroy the defence mechanism of the host and thus obtain a local foothold. Such organisms are, however, ..."

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