| reaction formation |
(psych.) - Defense mechanism. Subconsciously changing unacceptable feelings or behaviour into an acceptable form. Masochists see pain as pleasure.
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| reaction |
1. opposite action, or counteraction. 2. response. 3. the phenomena caused by the action of chemical agents; a chemical process in which one substance is transformed into another substance or substances. For named reactions not defined here, see under test. 4. in psychology, the mental and/or emotional state elicited in response to any particular situation.
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| reaction c. |
germinal c.
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| reaction f. |
a defense mechanism in which a person adopts conscious attitudes, interests, or feelings that are the opposites of his unconscious feelings, impulses, or wishes.
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| reaction p. |
1. the stage of rallying from shock after trauma. 2. reaction time, the time that elapses between stimulation and the consequent reaction.
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