Defense mechanism and Process

Defense mechanism noun - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.

Process and defense mechanism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Process" instead a noun phrase "Defense mechanism".

Process noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

Defense mechanism and process are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Defense mechanism" with "Process", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: procession, processed, processing, processor