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defence reaction vs regression

regression vs defence reaction

defence reaction and regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defence reaction Yes No No No
regression Yes No No No
As nouns, regression is a hyponym of defence reaction; that is, regression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defence reaction:
  • defence reaction: (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 reaction (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 reaction and regression

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