Term: conversion: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: submersible: an apparatus intended for use under water
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: imperativeness: the quality of being insistent
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: hearthrug: a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: wheeziness: presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: chrysaora: a genus of Scyphozoa
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: upset: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: affix: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: rustication: the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: projection: any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Broader: defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Unrelated: pinto: a spotted or calico horse or pony