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avoidance
is a kind of:
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
This
defense mechanism
allows reduction of
anxiety
by management of exposure to
objects
, situations or actions that represent unacceptable impulses.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
includes:
- Choose -
experiential avoidance
See also:
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avoidance (mechanism)
phobia
phobia (stuttering glossary)
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
Movies
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As Good As It Gets
Because I Said So
Ordinary People
Reign Over Me