Defense Mechanisms Freuds view We use defense mechanisms

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Defense Mechanisms

Defense Mechanisms

Freud’s view…. �We use defense mechanisms to deal with the conflict between the id

Freud’s view…. �We use defense mechanisms to deal with the conflict between the id and superego. �He has 7 of them, but his philosophy is used in others as well.

Repression �Basis for all the others �Reduces anxiety by burring it �Must be drawn

Repression �Basis for all the others �Reduces anxiety by burring it �Must be drawn out to heal

Regression �Retreat to a more comfortable age �What are your best memories from childhood?

Regression �Retreat to a more comfortable age �What are your best memories from childhood? �When were you safe? �Sybil as a baby

Denial �Refuse to admit something unpleasant is happening �An addict says…I can do just

Denial �Refuse to admit something unpleasant is happening �An addict says…I can do just one �A teen says “it won’t happen to me. ”

Reaction Formation �An unacceptable impulse, causing an anxious person to express the opposite �Middle

Reaction Formation �An unacceptable impulse, causing an anxious person to express the opposite �Middle school boy/girl hates you, pokes you, trips you…. but he really likes you.

Projection �Disguises feelings of guilt and anxiety by attributing them to others. �“You are

Projection �Disguises feelings of guilt and anxiety by attributing them to others. �“You are in a bad mood” really means, “I in a bad mood. ”

Rationalization �Displaces real explanations and uses more comfortable ones. �I only smoke when I

Rationalization �Displaces real explanations and uses more comfortable ones. �I only smoke when I go out �I can quit whenever I want �Mrs. T and thighs

Displacement �Shifts unacceptable impulse toward more acceptable or less threatening. �Spouse yells at a

Displacement �Shifts unacceptable impulse toward more acceptable or less threatening. �Spouse yells at a teacher, teacher yells at student, student yells at little brother, little brother yells at the dog �Sports

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