Definition of: defense mechanism

1. Psychoanal. An unconscious adjustment of behavior or mental attitude directed toward protection of the personality against unpleasant emotions or realities: also called defense dynamism, defense reaction.
2. Physiol. Any self–protective reaction, as the resistance of an organism to bacteria.

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