Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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reaction formation | Yes | No | No | No |
psychological medicine | Yes | No | No | No |
reaction formation (noun) | psychological medicine (noun) |
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(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 | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |