Psycho Facts 1

This is something which i learnt during Psy lesson.

And i saw it on Tumblr: thenurseinpink: 

This ain't mine, if i bothered enough, i shall find my own notes on defense mechanism.

I done quite a few including isolation, regression, displacement, reaction formation, rationalization and denial.

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Defense mechanisms are things people use when they are anxious or in response to a threat (situations). 

Here are some of them:

1. Suppression

deliberately forgetting an event

2. Repression

unconsciously forgetting a hurtful event

3. Dissociation/ Amnesia

forgetting one’s self identity

4. Isolation

separation of the feeling or emotion from the thought of an event

5. Regression

manifests behavior expected at an early stage - child behavior (example: thumbsucking, bed wetting)

6. Displacement

transferring a feeling to a less threatening object

(example: Punching the wall because he cannot punch the object of his anger)

7. Projection

throwing off to someone what one cannot accept as his

(example: Person A says to Person B: You are so arrogant. When in fact it is Person A who is arrogant.)

This can also be said as blaming someone else for your own doings.

8. Undoing

repairing or making amends

(Boyfriend shouts as his girlfriend. Later on, he brings her a bunch of roses and chocolates to apologize)

9. Reaction Formation

showing the exact opposite of what one feels/ desires

(A person is very happy but he shouts at everyone)

10. Compensation

exaggerating a trait to cover for an inadequacy

(one excels so much in sports because he knows he cannot do well in class)

11. Conversion

expressing one’s feelings or traits through the body

(A man who witnessed a murder cannot overcome what he saw and then he suddenly became blind)

12. Rationalization

using a reason which is not the real reason to justify

(A student saying that he takes drugs because it helps him focus more on school)

13. Denial

refusal to acknowledge a painful reality

I think that of all the coping mechanisms, this is the one most used. This is also the first stage in the 5 stages of grief as stated by Kubler-Ross.  -> 1) Denial & Isolation 2) Anger 3) Bargaining 4) Depression 5) Acceptance

Example: Boyfriend broke up with his girlfriend. Girlfriend denies the break up and continues doing things for boyfriend like cooking for him, texting him, still calling him, etc.