Examples of self-defense mechanisms

1. Denial refers to the conscious or unconscious denial of a certain painful reality to relieve one's anxiety and pain. Because there seems to be no pain if you don't admit it (such as rejecting the death of a loved one but still insisting that he is not dead). This is indeed a protective and normal defense. It is pathological only if it interferes with normal behavior.

2. Repression refers to suppressing concepts, emotions or impulses that are unacceptable to consciousness into the unconscious, so that people cannot realize their existence. Such repressed impulses and desires do not disappear; they remain actively active in the unconscious and appear in disguised form through the action of other psychological mechanisms. For example, selective forgetting of painful experiences or traumatic events is a manifestation of repression.

3. Rationalization, also known as embellishment, refers to the unconscious use of a seemingly reasonable explanation or an actually untenable reason to justify unacceptable emotions, behaviors or motives. Its acceptable. Extended information

1. Narcissistic psychological defense mechanism: including denial, distortion, and external projection. It is a psychological mechanism often used by a person in early infancy. The psychological state of early infants is narcissistic, that is, they only take care of themselves, only love themselves, and do not care about others. In addition, infants' "self boundaries" have not yet been formed, and they often easily deny, obliterate or distort facts.

2. Immature psychological defense mechanism: This type of mechanism appears in adolescence and is also normal in adults. Including introjection, regression, fantasy, etc.

3. Neurological psychological defense mechanism: This is the further maturity of children's "self" mechanism. After children can gradually distinguish what are their own impulses and desires, and what are the requirements and norms for realization, they will process The psychological mechanism manifested during inner struggle.

4. Mature psychological defense mechanism: refers to the defense mechanism that can only be expressed after the "self" develops and matures. Its defense methods are not only more effective, but also can relieve or deal with real difficulties, satisfy one's own desires and instincts, and are also accepted by the general social culture. This mature defense mechanism includes repression, sublimation, compensation, humor, etc.

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