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(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
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| overcompensation |
A conscious or unconscious process in which a real or imagined physical or psychological deficit generates exaggerated correction. Concept introduced by Adler.
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