Meaning of REACTION FORMATION

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	Definition:		[n]  (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"
	See Also:		defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction