“DEFENSE MECHANISMS
are psychological strategies or unconscious responses to protect oneself from anxiety arising out of unacceptable thoughts or feelings.“
Why do we have
defense mechanisms
that we use every day
without knowing it?
We all have things that we are in denial about. We all have certain EXPECTATIONS that we have for ourselves, or expectations we think others may have for us. When these expectations are not met, we protect our body and mind from harm with defense mechanisms. Defense Mechanisms are natural reactions. Imagine not meeting your parent’s expectations. You may blame them, instead of accepting your own failure. We may even fall into a deep depression because we have let them down. Defense Mechanisms are automatic and the majority of the time they are triggered unconsciously.
In this book, our goal is to educate the reader in the art of SELF AWARENESS so as to be conscious of others who may use these DEFENSE MECHANISMS. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern day psychoanalysis and human behavior, used his unique method for treating mental illness. His method, which had great success, was called THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE. Freud believed that the instinctive seeking of pleasures and the avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs was the secret to treating or avoiding mental illness.
Here are 12 Examples of how we deal
with defense mechanisms:
We all have things that we are in denial about. We all have certain EXPECTATIONS that we have for ourselves, or expectations we think others may have for us. When these expectations are not met, we protect our body and mind from harm with defense mechanisms. Defense Mechanisms are natural reactions. Imagine not meeting your parent’s expectations. You may blame them, instead of accepting your own failure. We may even fall into a deep depression because we have let them down. Defense Mechanisms are automatic and the majority of the time they are triggered unconsciously.
In this book, our goal is to educate the reader in the art of SELF AWARENESS so as to be conscious of others who may use these DEFENSE MECHANISMS. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern day psychoanalysis and human behavior, used his unique method for treating mental illness. His method, which had great success, was called THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE. Freud believed that the instinctive seeking of pleasures and the avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs was the secret to treating or avoiding mental illness.
When a person turns a negative into a positive, we compensate for what we don’t have. A woman who doesn’t think she’s pretty enough studies real hard so she can be perceived as intelligent.
they were. This is a form of denial.
someone else. Displacement is the act in which we let our frustrations out on a substitute target that is not the actual cause of our feelings.
be. We may picture ourselves as a famous actor or athlete.
