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The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain.<\/p>\n

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In psychiatry, the relief of symptoms when the patient converts emotional anxiety to what he or she perceives as an organic illness (e.g., hysterical paralysis or blindness).<\/p>\n

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The instantaneous alleviation of guilt, anxiety, or other undesirable emotions that a patient experiences as a result of a symptom.<\/p>\n

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