Personality II Carolyn R. Fallahi, Ph. D.
Defense Mechanisms Why do we have them? Why do we have them? Freud….the price we pay for civilization. Freud….the price we pay for civilization. The ego protects itself against anxiety. The ego protects itself against anxiety.
Defense Mechanisms Repression Repression Regression Regression Reaction Formation Reaction Formation Projection Projection Rationalization Rationalization Displacement Displacement
Assessing the Unconscious Projective tests Projective tests How they differ from objective tests How they differ from objective tests Reliability Reliability Validity Validity Training issues Training issues
Neo-Freudians Alfred Adler Alfred Adler Karen Horney Karen Horney Carl Jung Carl Jung
Critique of Freud Critique Critique Freud’s legacy Freud’s legacy