Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at their conscious level; various types include reaction formation, projection and self reversal.

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Tree Number(s): F01.393

MeSH Unique ID: D003674

Entry Terms:

• Mechanisms, Defense

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms
Acting Out
Denial, Psychological
Displacement, Psychological
Cathexis
Scapegoating
Fantasy
Helplessness, Learned
Identification, Psychological
Gender Identity +
Information Avoidance
Perceptual Defense
Procrastination
Projection
Scapegoating
Rationalization
Regression, Psychology
Repression, Psychology
Repression-Sensitization
Sublimation, Psychological