defense mechanism:
What is Defense Mechanism?
-are psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses to maintain one’s self schema. These processes that manipulate, deny, or distort reality may include the following: repression, or the burying of a painful feeling or thought from one’s awareness even though it may resurface in a symbolic form; identification, incorporating an object or thought into oneself; and rationalization, the justification of one’s behavior and motivations by substituting “good” acceptable reasons for the motivations. Generally, repression is considered the basis for other defense mechanisms.
My own Defense Mechanism:
Sour Graping, Sweet Lemoning - One good example of this is when every time I see something that I want but too expensive, I’m going to say “It’s too expensive, maybe there’s a better than this”, and same with the other way. Every time I see something but not my choice, I’m going to say, “It is better than the other one.
Denial - is probably one of the best known defense mechanisms, used often to describe situations in which people seem unable to face reality or admit an obvious truth (i.e. “He’s in denial.”). Denial is an outright refusal to admit or recognize that something has occurred or is currently occurring. Deny, deny and deny!!! We all know that most people don’t admit what is wrong to them. I’m always denying the fact that I’m not good in sports and told to myself “I can do this.”.
Repression - is another well-known defense mechanism. Repression acts to keep information out of conscious awareness. However, these memories don’t just disappear; they continue to influence our behavior. My own example of this, when every time someone did something wrong to me. I’m going to use what he/she have done to me to be better.
Rationalization - is a defense mechanism that involves explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a rational or logical manner, avoiding the true reasons for the behavior. In this defense mechanism. Every time my friends asks me to hang-out but I really don’t want to go with them, I’m thinking of things that will stop me from joining them like my budget, my mom and many more other things.
Reaction Formation - reduces anxiety by taking up the opposite feeling, impulse or behavior. If I really don’t want to go out but I need to, I’m just going to enjoy that even if I really don’t.
