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avoidance (mechanism)

-an expression synonymous with 'defence mechanism', or 'loss of ego function' or again, 'resistance'.
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Definition excerpted with permission from Ginger, Serge International Glossary of Gestalt Psychotherapy (Seven languages including English. Order from FORGE at 183 rue Lecourbe; 75015 Paris, France) Paperback 1995.