ABARCA

DUEÑAS

PA L A F O X

VA S Q U E Z

DEFENSE
MECHANISM
DEFENSE MECHANISM
Sigmund Freud believed that the self, or ego, uses ego defense
mechanisms, which are methods of attempting to protect the
self and cope with basic drives or emotionally painful
thoughts, feelings, or events.
 CONVERSION
EXPRESSION OF AN EMOTIONAL
CONFLICT THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICAL
S Y M P T O M , U S U A L LY S E N S O R I M O T O R
I N N AT U R E
 C O M P E N S AT I O N
OVERACHIEVEMENT IN ONE AREA TO
OFFSET REAL OR PERCEIVED
DEFICIENCIES IN ANOTHER AREA
 R AT I O N A L I Z AT I O N
E X C U S I N G O W N B E H AV I O R T O AV O I D G U I LT,
R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y, C O N F L I C T, A N X I E T Y, O R L O S S O F
SELF-RESPECT
 R E A C T I O N F O R M AT I O N
A C T I N G T H E O P P O S I T E O F W H AT O N E
THINKS OR FEELS
 UNDOING
E X H I B I T I N G A C C E P T A B L E B E H AV I O R T O
M A K E U P F O R O R N E G AT E
U N A C C E P T A B L E B E H AV I O R C
 DENIAL
FA I L U R E T O A C K N O W L E D G E A N
U N B E A R A B L E C O N D I T I O N ; FA I L U R E T O
A D M I T T H E R E A L I T Y O F A S I T U AT I O N O R
HOW ONE ENABLES THE PROBLEM TO
CONTINUE
 R E A C T I O N F O R M AT I O N
A C T I N G T H E O P P O S I T E O F W H AT
ONE THINKS OR FEELS
R AT I O N A L I Z AT I O N
 DISPLACEMENT
E X C U S I N G O W N B E H AV I O R T O AV O I D
G U I LT, R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y, C O N F L I C T,
A N X I E T Y, O R L O S S O F S E L F - R E S P E C T
 REGRESSION
MOVING BACK TO A PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE
T O F E E L S A F E O R H AV E N E E D S M E T
 PROJECTION
UNCONSCIOUS BLAMING OF
U N A C C E P TA B L E I N C L I N AT I O N S O R
THOUGHTS ON AN EXTERNAL OBJECT
THANK YOU!