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Reaction formation - Definition and Overview

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In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, reaction formation is a defense mechanism in which anxiety-producing or unacceptable emotions are replaced by their direct opposites. For example, one who is strongly attracted to pornography, but has moral or religious obligations to avoid it, might become a staunch critic of it.

It has been shown that many homophobes have repressed homosexual feelings; this could be an example of reaction formation.

Example Usage of formation

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saff09: Foul by Je Je, 4-4-2 team formation of India is well paying off.
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