The Intriguing Psychology Behind Reaction Formation
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2 min readJul 5, 2021
Things You Wanted to Know About Reaction Formation but Were Afraid to Ask
Reaction formation is one type of defence mechanism. When individuals use this mechanism they usually display the opposite of their actual feelings and in some cases excessively. While this may appear ambiguous, there are several situations in which a person might openly validate one sort of viewpoint…