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Defense mechanisms were an idea first put forth by Freud. They are ways of taking care of stress or bad situations that he claimed use up some mental (ego) strength. When all of this ego strength is used up, there is no more room for new defenses. This means that if you encounter a bad situation and need to use a defense mechanism you will probably revert to an earlier time or have some mental harm other than that because you are trying to find ego strength.
More recently, people have claimed that these defense mechanisms can cause a person to live in "their own little world" that is different from ours. When forced to live in our world, that causes some distress to the individual and their behavior may seem abnormal to us (although it is normal in "their" world).
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What has the author Walter Weintraub written?
Walter Weintraub has written: 'Verbal behavior' -- subject(s): Defense Mechanisms, Diagnosis, Mental illness, Personality, Personality assessment, Psycholinguistics, Psychopathology, Verbal behavior
Why must your bodies have defense mechanisms?
Those defense mechanisms are designed to protect you from diseases and infections.
What may contribute to substance abuse?
genetic factors, psychopathology, and social learning.
What are the ligers defense mechanisms?
the ligers are a cross between a lion and a tiger their defense mechanisms are their teeth and their claws
Why should you avoid using defense mechanisms too frequently?
Defense mechanisms are part of the unconscious. Therefore one cannot really control what mechanisms he/she uses.
What are the starfish's defense mechanisms?
Pooping on you
What is defense mechanisms?
A defense mechanism is a coping strategy that protects you from difficult feelings.
What are the howler monkeys defense mechanisms?
choclatre
What is a monkeys defense mechanisms?
sucking dick
What defense mechanisms does the camel have?
running away of it
What defense mechanisms does the bald eagle have?
Its talons.
Can defense mechanisms exist when one is delusional?
Yes, but they tend to be the primitive defense mechanisms; denial, minimization, rationalization and projection. Higher order defense mechanisms, such as humor, altruism, and sublimation, or even defenses such as intellectualization, are not operative, however, in delusional/psychotic states.
