Defence mechanism
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defence-mechanism-206-16682949
title:
Defence mechanism
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In psychoanalytic theory, a defence mechanism is an unconscious psychological operation that functions to protect a person from anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and outer stressors. According to this theory, healthy people normally use different defence mechanisms throughout life. A defence mechanism can potentially become pathological when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behaviour such that the physical or mental health of the individual is adversely
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Unconscious psychological mechanism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_mechanism
date created:
2004-02-11T18:18:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:49:48Z
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