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Categories: Defence mechanisms, Adlerian psychology
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compensation  Compensating for something  Undercompensation
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors WordNet 3.0
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In psychology, compensation is a strategy whereby one covers up, consciously or unconsciously, weaknesses, frustrations, desires, or feelings of inadequacy or incompetence in one life area through the gratification or excellence in another area. Wikipedia
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