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pri'mary gain'



Psychiatry.
the removal of emotional conflict or relief of anxiety that is the immediate benefit of a defense mechanism or neurotic symptom. Cf. secondary gain.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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