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#567 - Dr Jonathan Shedler - 14 Psychoanalytical Concepts To Understand Yourself

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Reaction Formation - Masking the Opposite

Reaction formation is masking underlying feelings and attitudes by expressing their opposite to an exaggerated degree. An example would be imagine somebody who's just absolutely fascinated, drawn to pornography. They weren't raised in a community that could possibly accept it or understand it. So we often, we can mask a particular feeling or attitude by substituting the opposite.

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