Translation of "reaction formation" into German

Reaktionsbildung is the translation of "reaction formation" into German.

reaction formation noun

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"

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  • Reaktionsbildung

    noun feminine

    Mood, reactivity, body image, reaction formation and adjustment to the radical method of treatment are presented.

    Ihre Stimmung, Reaktivität, Körperschema, Reaktionsbildung sowie Anpassung an die eingreifenden Behandlungsmethoden werden dargestellt.

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