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Defense Mechanisms |
-Psychological Strategies used to protect a person from Anxiety arising from Unacceptable Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors -Driven by Id, Ego, & Superego -Are Automatic, Involuntary, usually Unconscious & Used to exclude Unacceptable thoughts, urges, threats, impulses from awareness for fear of negative outcomes (fear, discipline, disapproval, punishment, social consequences) |
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Primitive Defense Mechanisms |
-Predicated on Mistake/Inaccurate representation of social reality -Not Constructive: work in short-term, unhelpful solving problems - 1st learned in childhood and may persist in adults with traumatic childhoods/are harmed in childhood |
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Less Primitive Defense Mechanisms |
•More ambivalent relationship with Reality •Reality recognized to a certain extent even when put-off/avoided |
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Mature Defense Mechanisms |
•Person has Healthy, Conscious relationship with Reality •Reality accepted even when not appreciated •Uncomfortable feelings transformed into less threatening ones |
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Acting Out |
Primitive Defense Mechanism Coping with emotional conflict through action rather than feelings |
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Altruism |
Mature Defense Mechanism Benefit for all: satisfying internal needs through helping others Helping others suffering from similar feelings or experiences who are far less along in dealing with their issues than the person helping |
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Asceticism |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •"Set in their own ways": When someone displays rigid behaviors based on ideology they deem important •Stuck in own ways regardless of contradictory information •Severe discipline is shown and avoidance of all forms of self-indulgence until person accomplishes particular goal |
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Compensation |
•Mature defense mechanism •Overachieving in 1 area to compensation for failures/shortcomings in other areas |
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Conversion |
•Repressed urges/feelings are expressed and disguised as disturbance in bodily functions •Usually found in voluntary nervous system /sensory •ex pain, blindness, deafness, paralysis, convulsions |
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Decompensation |
•Deterioration of existing defenses |
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Denial |
•Primitive Defense Mechanism •Outright denial a thought/feeling/behavior/event has occurred and blocking them from awareness that are too much to handle: person refuses experiencing it •Person may accept reality to a certain extent but minimize impact |
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Devaluation |
•Frequently used by individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder & split/opposite of Idealization •Attributing exaggerated negative qualities to others or self |
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Dissociation |
•Process of splitting off or compartmentalizing mental functions from one's consciousness or allowing one to express forbidden impulses without taking responsibility for actions (possibly due to not remembering) •Pathological terms: fugue states, Dissociative Identity Disorder, amnesia, dissociative neurosis, daydreaming |
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Displacement |
•Less Primitive Defense Mechanism •Taking out frustrations, feelings, impulses out on person/object less threatening |
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Idealization |
Overestimating an admired aspect or attribute of another (opposite of devaluation) |
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Identification |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •Major role in personality/Superego development •Person patterns self after significant other (Apgar) •person's identity changes to fit ideal role (you see something you like and firmly believe in yourself to begin becoming that role •Display a particular trait or value you find desirable (someone likes Beyonce may start dressing/acting like her) |
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Identification with Aggressor |
Overcoming anxiety by identifying with powerful aggressor (such as abusive parent) to counteract feelings of helplessness to feel powerful oneself, usually behaving like the aggressor (abusing others after one has been abused) |
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Incorporation |
•Primitive Defense Mechanism •Psychic representation of person (or parts of person) are figuratively ingested |
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Inhibition |
•Avoidance or Loss of motivation to do activity (usually pleasurable) bc it may stir up conflict over forbidden impulses (writing, learning, social shyness) |
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Introjection |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •"Introduce something into your life": when someone hears ideology/idea they act like it's what their future will look like •When someone hears an idea and plays it out into their life (more temporary vs identification) •Ex: Buying new Kylie Jenner makeup she puts out to be more like her •Ex: Child hears "boys don't cry" and starts to play it out in their life |
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Intellectualization |
•Less Primitive Defense Mechanism •When person avoids uncomfortable feelings/emotion by focusing on fact and logic: emotional aspects are completely ignored •Jargon often used to focus on words rather than feelings |
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Internalization |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •"When someone's internal changes": when someone takes opinions, values, and feedback from others and CHANGES identity/self ▪︎ex: someone hears from ex-girlfriend that they are unlovable and continues to believe it and play it out in future relationships •ex: Someone tells child they will end up locked up or dead. Child remembers that message and feel like they cannot do anything but get locked up or die, so they do not try •Someone tells a person they are dumb and that they will never succeed in life. Regardless of what the person hears from others, they will feel like they're not enough |
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Isolation of Affect |
•Unacceptable thought, feeling, impulse act is separated from original memory source and therefore removing original emotional charge associated with it •in Psychoanalytic Theory, it's when individual screens out painful feelings by recalling a traumatic/painful event without experiencing the emotion associated with it |
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Projection |
•Primitive Defense Mechanism •"Propel things away": Attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, behaviors, actions onto another person |
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Projective Identification |
•Common in Borderline Personality Disorder •When another person projects something they are incapable of owning or carrying onto someone else |
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Rationalization |
•Less Primitive Defense Mechanism •"To Press Down" Definitely NOT unconscious: Identifying excuses and believable explanation for irrational behavior while avoiding true reasons for thoughts/feelings/behaviors (Apgar mentions may be motivated by unconscious wishes/defenses |
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Reaction Formation |
•Primitive Defense Mechanism •"To React in a Different Form": Unacceptable feelings/thoughts are expressed as opposite •Taking up opposite feelings/impulses/behaviors to avoid social consequences |
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Regression |
•Primitive Defense Mechanism- can be services by Ego •Regress: When confronted with undesirable situation, person copes by reverting back to behavior used in earlier development |
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Repression |
•Less Primitive Defense Mechanism • To Press Down: Unconscious defense mechanism used by Ego to keep disturbing/threatening thoughts from being Conscious by pressing them down in the Unconscious |
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Splitting |
•Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (and with Idealization, Devaluation etc) •When person perceives self and others to be "all good" or "all bad" •Serves to protect good objects •Person cannot integrate both good and bad in people |
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Sublimation |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •"Substitute ": Substitute a negative behavior for a positive one •Acting out unacceptable thoughts/feelings/impulses in a more constructive, positive way |
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Substitution |
•Replacing unattainable/unacceptable goals/emotions/objects with a more attainable, acceptable one |
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Suppression |
•Mature Defense Mechanism •"Silence": Consciously, Voluntary TEMPORARILY avoiding thinking about disturbing thoughts, wishes, problems or experiences •EX: Not thinking about money lost failing ASWB exam while taking ASWB exam •ex: Woman stays at work late to avoid fighting with husband |
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Symbolization |
•Mental representation that stands for something other things/class of things/attributes •Underlies dream formation and symptoms such as Conversion, Reactions, Obsessions & Compulsions linking latent meaning of symbol, usually Unconscious •Ex: Soldier is asked why he signed up for army and says "to defend the flag" •Ex: Man asks woman for hand in marriage |
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Turning Against Self |
Directing hostile aggression or unacceptable impulses from another to self (sometime shown as guilt, inferiority, depression) |
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Undoing |
•Less Primitive Defense Mechanism •Trying to DO something to make up for bad behavior, thoughts, feelings •Trying TO DO something to make up for inappropriate thoughts, feelings, behaviors that can cause isolation from overall society •EX: Person buys gift for fiancee after cheating on her •Ex: Person compulsively washes hands to deal with obsessive thoughts |
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