Defense Mechanisms
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The defense mechanisms is a self-protection system designed to lessen or repress certain thoughts, feelings or memories from entering the conscious mind. All defense mechanisms stem from the basic instinct of survival. They operate on an unconscious level and they serve to deny or distort reality, thoughts, and action.
Example for defense mechanisms:
- Repression
- Denial
- Rationalization
- Projection
- Displacement
- Turning against self
- Reaction Formation
- Overcompensation
- Intellectualization
- Withdrawal
- Regression
- Sublimation
- Disassociation