Assertion: defense mechanism | /r/DefinedAs | sigmund
Facets:
value: originally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As originally defined by Sigmund , the founder of psychoanalytic therapy, a defense mechanism is a tactic developed by a person, subconsciously, to protect against anxiety — specifically, the anxiety created by conflicts within the mind over one's biological impulses versus the values of the individual learned from his or her cultural milieu.