WORK DAIRY

Roll no: 22MPSC45

Date: 28/02/2023
Institution: Higher Power Foundation
Day: 7
No of direct hours: 05 hrs
No of indirect hours: 05hrs

INTRODUCTION

According to psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism is an unconscious psychological

process that guards against anxiety-inducing ideas and emotions linked to inner conflicts and
environmental stresses.
So today we majorly discussed the defense mechanism and the Id, ego, and superego.

ACTIVITY
As per the activity, we discussed how the defense mechanism affects the procedure of replase
or withdrawal and the ego.

DURATION

10:00 am to 1 pm
Today there was a brainstorming session with the patients where the focus was on the Id,
Ego, and superego. We got to know these defense mechanisms and the 12-step program of
recovery goes hand in hand.
Some of the defense mechanisms that were in use were Denial, Repression, Suppression,
Projection, Displacement, Sublimation, Rationalization, and Avoidance.
As the session was conducted Observed that most of the clients were about how this coping
mechanism works and they were also actively taking part in the question-answer session.
I got to know that for true reasons for using drugs or alcohol, rationalization offers plausible
justifications. It is employed to combat guilt feelings, safeguard oneself from criticism, and
preserve one's self-respect.

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

After this session was conducted we had a question- Answer session was all our doubts were
cleared and we got to know how the ego and superego work together also I understood that In
terms of the cognitive activities required, coping mechanisms and defense mechanisms differ
from one another. the pattern of coping methods and defense mechanisms used by relapsing
addicts, as well as their correlation. Relapsing addicts use a variety of defensive mechanisms,
and all of these defense mechanisms attest to the presence and character of subcultures in
addiction.
LEARNING OUTCOME:

Several people display various defense strategies when receiving treatment for addiction.
Some of the most typical ones include denial, projection, regression, and suppression. Many
people who battle addiction also deal with poor self-esteem, failure-related sentiments, and
guilt. Like everyone else, they use defense mechanisms to prevent feeling even worse about
themselves.
One efficient kind of therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). By exposing
unproductive or harmful thinking and behavior patterns, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
tries to replace them with more useful and healthy ones.