Term ID: T5731

Unconscious Reaction Formation

/unconscious-reaction-formation/
Automatic adoption of attitudes or behaviors that are opposite to unconscious impulses or desires.
Example: Expressing extreme concern for others' welfare to defend against unconscious hostile or selfish impulses.

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Reference: Freud (1926)