Meaning | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict / conflict / conflict / conflict. |
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Synonym | intellectualisation |
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Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
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Broader | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
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Spanish | intelectualización |
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Catalan | intel·lectualització |
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