compensatory

adjective

com·​pen·​sa·​to·​ry kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 

: making up for a loss

especially : serving as psychological or physiological compensation

compensatory enlargement of the heart

to overcome this feeling of inferiority by developing such compensatory mechanisms as intelligent aggression or shrewdness

—Edward Sapir