Concept of Defense mechanism, Theory by Sigmund freud, Three level of awareness, Different level of mental life, Denial, Repression, Rationalization, Somatization, Reaction formation.

1. Defense Mechanism
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-HR,
TIMSR, MUMBAI

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3. You are relaxing at home, watching TV, and feeling a
bit hungry. You remember that there is a carton of
fudge ripple ice cream in the freezer, but you have
really been trying to watch calories and your
expanding waistline lately. 'Well,' you think, 'just a
little ice cream as a reward for getting through this
hard week,' as you head toward the fridge.
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5. • What you have just done is called rationalization
• Defense mechanisms are simply ways of coping
with difficult feelings; your mind's way of dealing
with stress.
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6. How people behave or think in response to certain
stressful life situations or events.
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26. • Somatization: Shifting an emotional problem into a
physical complaint. Example: you got yelled at by
your boss, and for the rest of the day you have a
pounding headache.
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28. • Regression: Reverting to earlier, younger ways of
coping with your problems. Example: you are
overwhelmed with all the studying you have to do
for finals, and you throw your pencil across the
room in a little tantrum.
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32. • Intellectualization: Keeping very aloof and logical
about painful topics. Example: while planning your
uncle's funeral, you focus on all the little details that
need to be planned (the type of flowers, the music,
etc.) so you don't have to feel the sadness about his
loss.
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