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Noun Concept
Categories: Intellectualism, Articles with short description, Defence mechanisms, Psychoanalytic terminology
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intellectualization  intellectualisation  Intellectualizing
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict WordNet 3.0
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In psychology, intellectualization is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling. Wikipedia
psychological defense mechanism Wikidata
The act or process of intellectualising. Wiktionary
The act or process of intellectualizing. Wiktionary
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defense mechanism
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psychiatry
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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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intellectualization, intellectualisation
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intellectualization
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intellectualization
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intellectualisation, intellectualization
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intellectualisation, Intellectualizing

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