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Freud’s Defense Mechanism
By: Brittney Barnett
Involves placing uncomfortable thoughts in relatively inaccessible areas of the subconscious mind.
Repression
A child who is abused by a parent later has no recollection of the events, but has trouble forming relationships.
RegressionLeading to a temporary or long-term reversion of the ego to an earlier stage of development rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way.
An example would be an
adult crawling up into bed and
hiding under the covers when they have a bad
day.
In this a person transfers their original feelings that would get them into trouble away from the
person who is the target of their rage onto a more hapless and harmless victim.
Displacement
Say you have had a very unpleasant interaction with you boss today at work you go home and yell and scream at you dog this would be an example
of displacement.
RationalizationRationalization is supplying a logical or rational reason as opposed to the real reason.
An example would be stating to your friends that you was fired because you did not kiss up to the boss, when in reality it was your
poor performance.
DenialThis would be if someone simply refuse to accept the truth or reality of a fact or experience.
An example would be someone who says “I am a social drinker” when they are actually an alcoholic.
This would be placing unacceptable impulses in
yourself onto someone else.
Projection For instance you lose an argument with you sibling and you sate “you are just so stupid”.
Sublimation would be acting out unacceptable
impulses in a socially acceptable way.
Sublimation
For example you would become a surgeon
because you desire to cut.
In reaction formation you take the opposite
belief because the true belief causes you
anxiety.
Reaction Formation
An example would be a boy
may really like a girl but act like he does not and
disinterested when around
her.
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