Common
Reaction formation
Type of defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory
Type of defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory
In psychoanalytic theory, reaction formation (German: Reaktionsbildung) is a defense mechanism in which emotions, desires and impulses that are anxiety-producing or unacceptable to the ego are mastered by exaggeration of the directly opposing tendency.
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free