Reaction formation, which Anna Freud called "believing the opposite," is a psychological defense mechanism in which a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which he or she thinks or feels....
By using the reaction formation, the id is satisfied while keeping the ego in ignorance of the true motives.
In this instance it appears to go beyond neurosis into the realm of psychosis.
But they do that often, and the general public doesn't notice.
Reaction Formation
By using the reaction formation, the id is satisfied while keeping the ego in ignorance of the true motives.
In this instance it appears to go beyond neurosis into the realm of psychosis.
But they do that often, and the general public doesn't notice.