SYMPTOM FORMATION

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N., Pam M.S.
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Psychoanalytic theory. Developing a somatic or behavioural manifestation from an unconscious impulse that provokes anxiety.

SYMPTOM FORMATION: "Symptom formation can provoke anxiety."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SIGNAL ANXIETY
  2. NEUROTIC ANXIETY
  3. UNCONSCIOUS 1 (UCS)
  4. OVERDETERMINATION
  5. VAGINA DENTATA
  6. DREAM CENSORSHIP
  7. SYMPTOMATIC ACT
  8. LATENT CONTENT
  9. PARATAXIC DISTORTION
  10. ANNIHILATION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SYMPTOM FORMATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/symptom-formation/ (accessed May 13, 2021).
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