HyperDic: intellectualisation

English > 1 sense of the word intellectualisation:
NOUNprocessintellectualisation, intellectualization(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict / conflict / conflict / conflict
English > intellectualisation: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict / conflict / conflict / conflict.
Synonymintellectualization
Categorypsychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicineThe branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Broaderdefense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Spanishintelectualización
Catalanintel·lectualització

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