defense mechanism
Meaning
- A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.
- An automatic reaction of the body against foreign antibodies.
Synonyms
Translations
mecanisme de defensa
savunma mekanizması
mécanisme de défense Mécanisme de défense mécanismes de défense
meccanismo di difesa
Ajustamentos
mecanismo de defensaEtymology
Calque of German Abwehrmechanismus, a concept in the Freudian model.
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