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symbolization
is a kind of:
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
Through this
defense mechanism
one seeks to minimize
anxiety
by representing a
conflicted
or unacceptable
object
by a more acceptable
object
or act.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
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