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defence mechanism

unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli
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Summary

defence mechanism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,944 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: behavior[2], psychological phenomenon[3]
  • Part of: psychological terminology[4]
  • Commons category: Ego defence mechanisms[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Defence mechanisms[6]
  • Facet of: psychoanalysis[7], unconscious mind[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Defence mechanisms[9]
  • Studied by: psychology[10]

Why It Matters

defence mechanism has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

psychology

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX526698
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0): XX526698"
  2. 6w ago · Gazal world · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gujarati vishwakosh entry → બચાવ-પ્રયુક્તિઓ
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gujarati vishwakosh entry: બચાવ-પ્રયુક્તિઓ"
  3. 17w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → gynybos-mechanizmai
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: gynybos-mechanizmai"
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0233563-obranne-mechanismy-ega
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0233563-obranne-mechanismy-ega, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → psychoanalysis, unconscious mind
    Topic has template → Template:Defence mechanisms
    Subclass of → behavior, psychological phenomenon
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|15 */ Yso id: 5642, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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