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Freud.
Defense Mechanism is also known as
Mental Mechanism.
Defense mechanism is a type of
adjustment by which a person can
Acting Out: A person used to show extreme behaviour to express his feelings.
Example : Instead of saying l am angry, he used to throw a book ona person's face.
Isolation: The defense mechanism
of isolation
can lead a person to separate
ideas or feelings from the rest of their thoughts. In
distinguishing an emotion or
impulse from others in this way, a person attempts to protect the ego from
anxieties caused by a specific situation.