1. Defense Mechanisms

2. Freud’s view…. We use defense mechanisms to deal with the conflict between the id and superego. He has 7 of them, but his philosophy is used in others as well.

3. Repression Basis for all the others Reduces anxiety by burring it Must be drawn out to heal

4. Regression Retreat to a more comfortable age What are your best memories from childhood? When were you safe? Sybil as a baby

5. Denial Refuse to admit something unpleasant is happening An addict says…I can do just one A teen says “it won’t happen to me.”

6. Reaction Formation An unacceptable impulse, causing an anxious person to express the opposite Middle school boy/girl hates you, pokes you, trips you….but he really likes you.

7. Projection Disguises feelings of guilt and anxiety by attributing them to others. “You are in a bad mood” really means, “I in a bad mood.”

8. Rationalization Displaces real explanations and uses more comfortable ones. I only smoke when I go out I can quit whenever I want Mrs. T and thighs

9. Displacement Shifts unacceptable impulse toward more acceptable or less threatening. Spouse yells at a teacher, teacher yells at student, student yells at little brother, little brother yells at the dog Sports