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| has gloss | (noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it isolation |
| has gloss | eng: In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, isolation is a defence mechanism, whereby the person "isolates" the unpleasant idea from the normal emotional response. For example, describing a murder in graphic details without an emotional involvement invokes isolation. |
| lexicalization | eng: isolation |
| subclass of | (noun) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires defense mechanism, defence, defence mechanism, defense reaction, defence reaction, defense |
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