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Noun Concept
Categories: Defence mechanisms, Adlerian psychology
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compensation  Compensating for something  Undercompensation
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors WordNet 3.0
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psychology
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In psychology, compensation is a strategy whereby one covers up, consciously or unconsciously, weaknesses, frustrations, desires, or feelings of inadequacy or incompetence in one life area through the gratification or excellence in another area. Wikipedia
Psychological strategy Wikidata
IS A
defense mechanism
PART OF
psychology
HAS KIND
overcompensation
CATEGORY DOMAIN
psychiatry
DERIVATION
cover
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Alfred Adler
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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compensation
Wikipedia
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compensation (psychology)
Wikidata
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compensation
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Compensating for something, Undercompensation

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