symptom formation
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n.
The process of developing a physical or behavioral substitute for an unconscious impulse or a conflict that causes anxiety, such as avoiding crowds.symptom substitution
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Words nearby symptom formation
symptomatic reaction, symptomatize, symptomatology, symptomatolytic, symptom complex, symptom formation, symptomize, symptomless, symptosis, syn-, synaeresis
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