Assertion: defense mechanism | /r/HasProperty | tactic
Facets:
value: specifically,
type: OTHER
value: subconsciously
type: MANNER
value: most notably used
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Most notably used by Sigmund Freud in his psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism is a tactic developed by the ego to protect against anxiety.﻿﻿
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.
text: According to Sigmund Freud in the psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism is a tactic developed by the ego against anxiety.