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defence mechanism vs regression

regression vs defence mechanism

defence mechanism and regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defence mechanism Yes No No No
regression Yes No No No
As nouns, regression is a hyponym of defence mechanism; that is, regression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defence mechanism:
  • defence mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  • regression: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
defence mechanism (noun) regression (noun)
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires returning to a former state
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Difference between defence mechanism and regression

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