This document provides definitions and examples of various defense mechanisms, including denial, displacement, identification, introjection, projection, rationalization, repression, regression, sublimation, undoing, intellectualization, incorporation, conversion, dissociation, fantasy, substitution, isolation, humor, reaction formation, and compensation. It lists common disorders and personality types associated with each defense mechanism.
This document provides definitions and examples of various defense mechanisms, including denial, displacement, identification, introjection, projection, rationalization, repression, regression, sublimation, undoing, intellectualization, incorporation, conversion, dissociation, fantasy, substitution, isolation, humor, reaction formation, and compensation. It lists common disorders and personality types associated with each defense mechanism.
This document provides definitions and examples of various defense mechanisms, including denial, displacement, identification, introjection, projection, rationalization, repression, regression, sublimation, undoing, intellectualization, incorporation, conversion, dissociation, fantasy, substitution, isolation, humor, reaction formation, and compensation. It lists common disorders and personality types associated with each defense mechanism.
This document provides definitions and examples of various defense mechanisms, including denial, displacement, identification, introjection, projection, rationalization, repression, regression, sublimation, undoing, intellectualization, incorporation, conversion, dissociation, fantasy, substitution, isolation, humor, reaction formation, and compensation. It lists common disorders and personality types associated with each defense mechanism.
Denial Refuse to face negative A theft, preferring to think that Narcissistic
behavior someone forced them into personality, committing the crime, in order to Psychosis avoid dealing with the guilt should they accept their actions. Displacement Take it out someone else A student dislike her teacher for Hysteric personality, having lower grade,she cannot Neurosis express her feelings because of fearof punishment,unconsciously displace aggression toward best friend, making excuses for treating her badly without justification.
Identification Attach to something positive A person moving schools or Dependent
countries, starting a new job or personality, entering a new social circle might Depression adopt the social norms or attitudes of classmates,in order to avoid being rejected by their new peers. Introjection Conform feelings for A person may introject religious Dependent personality approval ideas that they have heard at church, or political opinions that friends espouse. Projection See your faults in others A person who is afraid of crossing Paranoid a bridge with a friend might accuse them of having a fear of heights Rationalization Excuse and justify mistakes shoplifter blaming the high price Anti social and of sweets to justify their theft of a narcissistic chocolate bar personality,OCD Repression Putting thinks to darkness One can't remember your father's Obsessive compulsive funeral. personality ,Neurosis Regression Act much younger to feel One might regress by eating meals Borderline and better that they were given as a child hysteric personalty Sublimation/ Divert negative into Athletes may use sublimation to Mature mechanism Rechannelization acceptable concentrate their energy on productive activities such as training. Undoing Over hide negative with A person may intentionally hurt OCD habit someone, but realising that the person was frail, feel guilty with regards to their behavior. They may try to undo their action by apologising or offering to help the person. Intellectualization Thinking about events in a A woman who has been raped Paranoid cold ,clinical way seeks out information on other personality,OCD cases and the psychology of rapists and victims. She takes self- defense classes in order to feel better (rather than more directly addressing the psychological and emotional issues).
Incorporation Through which another A woman has referred for the
person or his attributes are treatment by her symbolically taken within husband,because of crying spells oneself and inability to take care of her children.she stated that she is afraid as she was like her mother and don’t like herself due to the traits she has incorporated with her mother Conversion Converting emotional Repressed impulses and feelings Conversion disorder conflict into behavioral or are ‘converted’ into a physical physical symptoms complaint such as a cough or feelings of paralysis Dissociation Detachment of emotion from One may enter a state of Schizoid personality an object.or feel separated daydreaming, staring into space from the outside world and letting their mind wander until someone nudges them, prompting them to acknowledge reality once more. Fantasy Gratifying frustrated desires One will idealised outcomes of Schizoid by imaginary achievement their lives changing for the better in some way. Substitution Unobtainable goal, emotion, A boy who cannot go to a medical Mature mechanism satisfaction, impulse, college for lack of funds or interest or need is replaced sufficient merit, may opt to go for by another more acceptable an evening course in X-ray one. technology.
Isolation Emotional charge is A person with a particularly Antisocial personality
isolated/separated/divorced stressful job may use isolation to from any idea separate their work life from their or object. family life, avoiding the stress affecting their relationships. humor Capacity to not to take A person’s treatment for cancer Mature mechanism oneself too seriously makes him lose his hair,so he makes jokes about being bald Reaction formation Pretend that you are A man may experience feelings of OCD,Depression different love towards a married woman. But he experience feelings of dislike towards her - the opposite of the original feelings. Compensation Strengthen one to hide An academically weak student another may perform very well in sports or cultural activities.