FLIGHT FROM REALITY

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N., Sam M.S.
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a defensive reaction where a person will withdraw into inactivity, fantasy or detachment and is an unconscious defence to anxiety. See escape from reality. Compare flight into fantasy; flight into reality.

FLIGHT FROM REALITY: "A flight from reality is a defence mechanism."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. DEFENSE MECHANISM (Ego Defense Mechanism)
  2. Comparison of Assessment Tools
  3. JUNG, CARL GUSTAV (1875-1961)
  4. WITHDRAWAL
  5. SULLIVAN, HARRY STACK (1892- 1949)
  6. REACTION TIME (Response Latency)
  7. EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY
  8. OBSESSRVE-COMPULSIVE REACTION
  9. FREUD, SIGMUND (1856-1939)
  10. DAYDREAMING (Fantasy)
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "FLIGHT FROM REALITY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/flight-from-reality/ (accessed August 16, 2022).

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