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what's defense mechanisms

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#. Defense mechanisms are adapted by the individual as protective measures to allow the ego relief from anxiety. One factor that enhances the development of ego is an environment with experiences that match the child's capacity to adapt.

#. Some of the defence mechanism are :-

- Compensation

An attempt to make up for real or imagined weakness. Example: an adolescent perceived as unattractive becomes an outstanding athlete.

- Denial

A refusal to acknowledge a real situation. Example: a woman who finds a suspicious lump in her breast does not keep an appointment for a breast biopsy

- Displacement

Transferring the feelings associated from one source to another that is considered less threatening. Example: a boy who is angry with a teacher comes home and yells at his dog.

- Identification

The emulation of admirable qualities in another to enhance one's self-esteem. Example: a child dresses and uses mannerisms similar to those of a famous rock star.

- Intellectualization

Process in which events are analyzed based on remote facts and without passion, rather than incorporating feelings and emotion into the processing. Example: A woman talks about her son's death from cancer as being merciful and shows no signs of being sad.

- Dissociation

Disruption in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment that results in compartmentalizing uncomfortable or unpleasant aspects of oneself

- Rationalization

Justifying illogical, unreasonable ideas, actions or feelings by developing acceptable explanations. Example: "I cheated but everyone cheats so it's ok"

- Projection

Transferring unacceptable feelings or impulses to another. Example: a partner who is jealous of her significant other accuses the partner of being jealous.

- Reaction formation

Avoiding unacceptable thoughts and behaviors by expressing opposing thoughts or behaviors. Example: a patient that unconsciously hates his father continuously says how great his father is.

- Regression

Withdrawing to an earlier level of development to benefit from the associated comfort levels of the previous level. Example: a child starts sucking her thunmb when her new baby brother comes home from the hospital.

- Repression

An unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable ideas, impulses, and memories are kept out of consciousness. Example: a woman cannot remember a sexual assault.

- Conversion

The unconscious transformation of anxiety into a physical symptom with no organic cause. Example: Blindness after witnessing a murder.

- Sublimation

The transformation of unacceptable impulses or drives (e.g., aggressiveness, anger, sexuality) into constructive or more acceptable behavior. Example: a person who has aggressive tendencies becomes a jackhammer operator

- Suppression

A conscious or voluntary inhibition of unacceptable ideas, impulses, and memories. Example: a child who fails an algebra class puts that event out of his or her mind.

- Undoing

Actually or symbolically attempting to cancel out an action that was unacceptable. Example: sprinkling salt over one's left shoulder to prevent bad luck after spilling salt on the table.