intellectualisation

Noun
  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict (synset 113522262)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    same as: intellectualization

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