(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.
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Words linked to "Reaction formation" : psychopathology, psychiatry, defense, defence mechanism, defense mechanism, defence, psychological medicine, defence reaction, defense reaction |
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