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intellectualization
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intellectualization /in·tel·lec·tu·al·iza·tion/ (in?te-lek?choo-al-i-za´shun) an unconscious defense mechanism in which reasoning is used to avoid confronting an objectionable impulse, emotional conflict, or other stressor and thus to defend against anxiety.
in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·za·tion (ntl-kch--l-zshn)
n.
1. The act or process of intellectualizing.
2. An unconscious means of protecting oneself from the emotional stress and anxiety associated with confronting painful personal fears or problems by excessive reasoning.
intellectualization Psychiatry The use of reasoning in response to confrontation with unconscious conflicts and accompanying stressful emotions


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