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Defence Defence MechanismsMechanisms
a way to protect our ego
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What are Defence What are Defence Mechanisms?Mechanisms?
DEFINITION: unconscious mental processes that distort
reality in order to protect the ego against
anxiety, shame, or other unacceptable
feelings or thoughts
• Humans use defence mechanisms to deal with problems, anxiety, and self-esteem issues – these processes allow our mind to hide/change a
problem so that it won’t bother us in a conscious way– we use defence mechanisms to varying extends
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
COMPENSATION • Making up for a weakness in one area by excelling in another
• EXAMPLE:
“I’m a lover, not a fighter”
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
DAYDREAMING(aka. Escapism)
• Fantasizing to escape reality
• EXAMPLE:
Thinking about the “big dance,” rather than
focussing on the exam tomorrow which is
causing you anxiety
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
DENIAL • Refusing to acknowledge
• EXAMPLE:
Denying that your physician’s diagnosis of cancer is correct.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
DISPLACEMENT • taking out impulses on a less threatening target
• EXAMPLE:
Slamming a door instead of hitting a
person.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
IDENTIFICATION • Taking on the roles of others
• EXAMPLE:
A school girl wants her mother to buy her the same kind of shoes that her classmates
are wearing.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
MINIMIZING • “Writing off” problematic events of behaviors as being too minor to worry about
• EXAMPLE:
Someone who has a substance addiction
response to criticisms by saying, “Oh its nothing; I only do it socially, and can quit whenever I
want.”
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
PROJECTION • Putting your own faults onto someone else
• EXAMPLE:
Having hostile feelings about an acquaintance, but saying instead that,
“He/She doesn’t like me.”
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
RATIONALIZATION • Using an excuse to cope with bad behaviour
• EXAMPLE:
Stating that you were fired because you didn’t kiss
your boss, when the real reason was that you
were showing up late.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
REACTION FORMATION
• Taking the opposite belief because the true belief causes you anxiety
• EXAMPLE:
A man violently dislikes an employee; without being
aware of do so, he “bends over backwards”
to not criticize the employee and gives him
special privileges and advances.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
REGRESSION • Reverting to immature behaviour to express your emotions
• EXAMPLE:
Throwing a temper tantrum when you don’t get your way.
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Defence MechanismsDefence Mechanisms
SUBLIMATION • Acting out unacceptable impulses in a socially acceptable way
• EXAMPLE:
Acting out on aggressive impulses by becoming a boxer.
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Your Task…Your Task…
What’s Our Defence Mechanism?
In small groups of 3 – 5, you will be assigned one defence mechanism. Create a brief skit (2 – 3 mins.) that
demonstrates your understanding of this mechanism.
DO NOT TELL YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES THE DEFENCE MECHANISM YOU ARE PRESENTING!
It will be their job to guess after your presentation.
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Your Task…continuedYour Task…continuedEvaluation
For this task, you will be given a group mark outof 10 marks. This mark will be broken down as follows:
Knowledge & Understanding/ 5 marksHow well your skit demonstrates your understanding of your chosen defence mechanism.
Communication / 5 marksYour dramatic presentation (eye contact, level of voice, length of presentation, etc.)
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Which Defence Mechanism is Which Defence Mechanism is it?it?
• Kati didn’t get her way. She stomped up the steps, threw her stuffed animals around the room, and cried.
• Rob got a terrible report card. He became the best basketball player on his team.
• Kristin imagined herself scoring the winning goal in the state championship soccer game.
• Jarred was fired from his summer job because he was always late. He said it was his mom’s fault for not waking him up on time.
• Mrs. Smith’s husband died 3 months ago. She still sets his place at the dinner table.
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Which Defence Mechanism is Which Defence Mechanism is it?it?
• Debbie feels guilty for stealing some jewellery. She shows the jewellery to her friends and brags about how she got it.
• Danny got into a lot of arguments, so he decided to join the debate team.
• Heather was furious with her sister, so she screamed at the family dog to get away from her.
• Denise likes a certain rock group so she dresses and talks like they do.
• Tony stole five packs of baseball cards at a card show. He figured it didn’t matter because the vendor had thousands of packs.
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Individual ReflectionIndividual Reflection
What is your defence mechanism? Think back over your life experiences. Have you
ever caught yourself using one of Freud’s defence mechanisms?
In a two (2) page, double-spaced reflection, discuss your thoughts about Freud’s idea of
defence mechanisms and the mechanisms you have used throughout your life and
experiences.
Application = / 10 marks