Ego Defense Mechanisms & Self-Esteem Issues Ego will help you to recognize, remove, and replace your ego: a.k.a. self-esteem. The information on this page is now included in Journal Journey from Ego. Games Ego Plays diagrams and explains social interactions. “The worse deceit is self-deceit.“ —David Ben-Gurion “People have motives and thoughts of which they are not aware.“ —Albert Ellis Sigmund Freud: The 12 Ego Defense Mechanisms & Self-Esteem Sigmund Freud made some useful contributions to psychology, one of which is his list of common defense mechanisms. Freud never directly applied his defense mechanisms to self-esteem or ego; therefore, what follows is not to be considered to be endorsed by psychodynamic theories. Freud’s defense mechanisms will now be applied to pride, ego, and self-esteem. That is, they will each be explained by how they serve to protect the ego from shame and ego pain. The 12 defense mechanisms are organized alphabetically. Freud’s 12 Defense Mechanisms Listed by Name Compensation Denial Displacement Identification Introjection Projection Rationalization Reaction Formation Regression Repression Ritual and Undoing Sublimation. #africa #africayouth #nigeriamen #nigeriadoctors #nigeriawomen #celebrities_iq #celebrity #youngme #defensemechanism #regression #denia #sigmundfreud #selfesteem #ego #expectationcheck https://www.instagram.com/p/B3L6MJ4gKgf/?igshid=16ilgyn7s58pr
