idealisation 1
noundomain: natural proc.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Hypernym
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
psychiatry 1
noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
EnglishDerivationally related form
idealise 1
verb
consider or render as ideal
Hyponym
an extremely unrealistic, archaic form of idealization.
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
psychiatry 1
noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
