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We use defense mechanism on a daily basis,sometimes we may not aware of it.There several reasons why we used it as well.
It might be due to mental time-out to keep up with life changes,psychological strategies to cope with stress in a positive way,or to avoid coping with hurtful emotions and to find an excuse to justify some unhealthy behavior.
For instance, you might not like your new colleague but rather than accepting that, you just opt to tell yourself that your coworker is the one who doesn’t like you. Through their actions you perceive those things you wish you could say or do.
Rationalization
is a defense mechanism that involves explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a rational or logical manner, avoiding the true reasons for the behavior.
For example, a person who is turned down for a date might rationalize the situation by saying they were not attracted to the other person anyway. A student might blame a poor exam score on the instructor rather than their own lack of preparation.
Reaction formation
This defense mechanism reduces anxiety by taking up the opposite feeling, impulse, or behavior. An example of reaction formation would be treating someone you strongly dislike in an excessively friendly manner in order to hide your true feelings.Why do people behave this way? According to Freud, they are using reaction formation as a defense mechanism to hide their true feelings by behaving in the exact opposite manner.
Regression
When confronted by stressful events, people sometimes abandon coping strategies and revert to patterns of behavior used earlier in development.For example, an individual fixated at an earlier developmental stage might cry or sulk upon hearing unpleasant news.
Repression and Suppression
This defense mechannism acts to keep information out of conscious awareness. However, these memories don't just disappear; they continue to influence our behavior.3 For example, a person who has repressed memories of abuse suffered as a child may later have difficulty forming relationships.
Sometimes you might do this consciously by forcing the unwanted information out of your awareness, which is known as suppression. In most cases, however, this removal of anxiety-provoking memories from awareness is believed to occur unconsciously
Sublimation
a defense mechanism that allows us to act out unacceptable impulses by converting these behaviors into a more acceptable form. For example, a person experiencing extreme anger might take up kick-boxing as a means of venting frustration.Freud believed that sublimation was a sign of maturity that allows people to function normally in socially acceptable ways,
Other additonal defense mechanisms:
Acting out
Coping with stress by engaging in actions rather than acknowledging and bearing certain feelings. For example, instead of telling someone you are angry with them, you might yell at them or throw something against the wall.
Aim inhibition
Accepting a modified form of their original goal. An example of this would be becoming a high school basketball coach rather than a professional athlet.
Altruism
Satisfying internal needs through helping others. For example, someone recovering from substance use might volunteer to help other people in recovery as a way to deal with drug cravings.
Avoidance
Refusing to deal with or encounter unpleasant objects or situations. For example, rather than discuss a problem with someone, you might simply start avoiding them altogether so you don't have to deal with the issue.
Compensation:
Overachieving in one area to compensate for failures in another. For example, someone who feels insecure academically might compensate by excelling in athletics
Dissociation
Becoming separated or removed from your experience. When dealing with something stressful, for example, you might mentally and emotionally disengage yourself from the situation.
Fantasy
Avoiding reality by retreating to a safe place within your mind. When something in your life is causing anxiety, you might retreat to your inner world where the cause of the stress cannot harm you.
Humor
Pointing out the funny or ironic aspects of a situation. An example of this might be *****ing a joke in a stressful or traumatic situation.
Passive-aggression
Indirectly expressing anger. Instead of telling someone that you are upset, for example, you might give them the silent treatment.
Undoing
Trying to make up for what you feel are inappropriate thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. For example, if you hurt someone's feelings, you might offer to do something nice for them in order to assuage your anxiety or guilt.
execerpt from verywellmindLsintelly
It might be due to mental time-out to keep up with life changes,psychological strategies to cope with stress in a positive way,or to avoid coping with hurtful emotions and to find an excuse to justify some unhealthy behavior.
Denial
Probably one of the most common types of defense mechanisms. This occurs if you refuse to accept facts or reality. You shield your mind from external circumstances or events, so you won’t have to face their emotional consequences. Simply put, you avoid painful events or feelings. Being in denial means you avoid reality in spite of things that are obvious to others around you.Displacement
This defense mechanism makes you direct your frustrations and strong emotions to objects or people that don’t feel threatening. It lets you satisfy your impulse to react without risking any weighty consequences. A great example of this type of defense mechanism is when you get angry at your gf/bf or spouse or child because of your bad day at work. None of these two is the target of the strong emotions you feel but it is less likely to be problematic if you react to them than to your boss,Intellectualization
Once a trying situation hits you, you might choose to get rid of all emotions from your responses, focusing instead on quantitative facts. A good example of this is when a person terminated from work chooses to spend his days preparing spreadsheets of job leads and opportunities.Projection
Certain feelings or thoughts you have about someone might cause you discomfort. When you project these feelings, you misattribute them to the other person.For instance, you might not like your new colleague but rather than accepting that, you just opt to tell yourself that your coworker is the one who doesn’t like you. Through their actions you perceive those things you wish you could say or do.
Rationalization
is a defense mechanism that involves explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a rational or logical manner, avoiding the true reasons for the behavior.
For example, a person who is turned down for a date might rationalize the situation by saying they were not attracted to the other person anyway. A student might blame a poor exam score on the instructor rather than their own lack of preparation.
Reaction formation
This defense mechanism reduces anxiety by taking up the opposite feeling, impulse, or behavior. An example of reaction formation would be treating someone you strongly dislike in an excessively friendly manner in order to hide your true feelings.Why do people behave this way? According to Freud, they are using reaction formation as a defense mechanism to hide their true feelings by behaving in the exact opposite manner.
Regression
When confronted by stressful events, people sometimes abandon coping strategies and revert to patterns of behavior used earlier in development.For example, an individual fixated at an earlier developmental stage might cry or sulk upon hearing unpleasant news.
Repression and Suppression
This defense mechannism acts to keep information out of conscious awareness. However, these memories don't just disappear; they continue to influence our behavior.3 For example, a person who has repressed memories of abuse suffered as a child may later have difficulty forming relationships.
Sometimes you might do this consciously by forcing the unwanted information out of your awareness, which is known as suppression. In most cases, however, this removal of anxiety-provoking memories from awareness is believed to occur unconsciously
Sublimation
a defense mechanism that allows us to act out unacceptable impulses by converting these behaviors into a more acceptable form. For example, a person experiencing extreme anger might take up kick-boxing as a means of venting frustration.Freud believed that sublimation was a sign of maturity that allows people to function normally in socially acceptable ways,
Other additonal defense mechanisms:
Acting out
Coping with stress by engaging in actions rather than acknowledging and bearing certain feelings. For example, instead of telling someone you are angry with them, you might yell at them or throw something against the wall.
Aim inhibition
Accepting a modified form of their original goal. An example of this would be becoming a high school basketball coach rather than a professional athlet.
Altruism
Satisfying internal needs through helping others. For example, someone recovering from substance use might volunteer to help other people in recovery as a way to deal with drug cravings.
Avoidance
Refusing to deal with or encounter unpleasant objects or situations. For example, rather than discuss a problem with someone, you might simply start avoiding them altogether so you don't have to deal with the issue.
Compensation:
Overachieving in one area to compensate for failures in another. For example, someone who feels insecure academically might compensate by excelling in athletics
Dissociation
Becoming separated or removed from your experience. When dealing with something stressful, for example, you might mentally and emotionally disengage yourself from the situation.
Fantasy
Avoiding reality by retreating to a safe place within your mind. When something in your life is causing anxiety, you might retreat to your inner world where the cause of the stress cannot harm you.
Humor
Pointing out the funny or ironic aspects of a situation. An example of this might be *****ing a joke in a stressful or traumatic situation.
Passive-aggression
Indirectly expressing anger. Instead of telling someone that you are upset, for example, you might give them the silent treatment.
Undoing
Trying to make up for what you feel are inappropriate thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. For example, if you hurt someone's feelings, you might offer to do something nice for them in order to assuage your anxiety or guilt.
execerpt from verywellmindLsintelly
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