Assertion: defense mechanism | /r/CapableOf | reduce anxiety
Facets:
value: by transferring feelings
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: This defense reduces anxiety or pressure by transferring feelings toward one person to another — commonly known as “dumping on” someone…e.g.
text: Defense mechanism is a coping technique that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.
text: In psychoanalytic theory, a defence mechanism is an unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.
text: This defense reduces anxiety or pressure by transferring feelings toward one person to another — commonly known as “dumping on” someone.