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Defense Mechanisms - Coggle Diagram
Defense Mechanisms
higher level defense mechanisms
anticipation
devoting one's efforts to solving problems that may arise
compensation
focusing on one achievements order to distract attention from inadequacies
displacement
transferring one's emotional burden or emotional reaction form one entity to another
humour
decreasing or combating negative emotions associated with a situation by using comedy
intellectualisation
developing patterns of excessive thinking or over-analysing increasing distance from emotions
isolation of affect
avoiding the experience of an emotion associated with a person, idea, or situation
rationalisation
justifying behavior though attempts at a rational explanation/excuse
sexualisation
association sexual aspects to experiences and can refer to development of sexual identity, fetishes or preferences
sublimation
transforming anxiety or emotions into pursuits considered by societal or cultural norms to be useful
suppression
consciously choosing to block ideas or impulses that are undesireable
primitive defense mechanisms
acting out
developing detrimental behaviours that distract attention and energy from the primary stressor
avoidance
dismissing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings
conversionn
developing physical symptoms that cannot be explained pathophysiologically
denial
dismissing reality and focusing instead on internal explanations or fallacies and therefore avoiding/ignoring the uncomfortable situation
identification
unconscious internalisation and/or reproduction of thoughts or behaviours observed in others
projection
attributing personal maladaptive behaviour and thoughts onto someone else
regression
adapting behaviour to earlier levels of psychological development
schizoid fantasy
creating an internal retreat into one's imagination to avoid uncomfortable situations
splitting
failure to reconcile positive and negative attributes into a whole understanding, resulting in an all-or-none mindset
labeled by Anna Freud