Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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idealisation | Yes | No | No | No |
defence mechanism | Yes | No | No | No |
idealisation (noun) | defence mechanism (noun) |
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a portrayal of something as ideal | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
something that exists only as an idea | |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |