1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TvO6hBkzQW"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/defense-mechanisms/">Defense Mechanisms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/defense-mechanisms/embed/#?secret=TvO6hBkzQW" width="600" height="338" title="“Defense Mechanisms” — Glossary" data-secret="TvO6hBkzQW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at their conscious level; various types include reaction formation, projection and self reversal.Unconscious intrapsychic processes serving to provide relief from emotional conflict and anxiety. Conscious efforts are frequently made for the same reasons, but true defense mechanisms are unconscious. Some of the common defense mechanisms defined in this glossary are compensation, conversion, denial, displacement, dissociation, idealization, identification, incorporation, intellectualization, introjection, projection, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, sublimation, substitution, symbolization, and undoing.In psychoanalytic psychology, a collective term pertaining to a group of reactions a person may have to lessen anxiety, ego defense mechanism.Generally involuntary patterns of thoughts, behavior, and feelings that serve to protect the self from perceived threats, including anxiety and guilt. Among the common defense mechanisms found among children are acting out, autistic fantasy, displacement, and idealization.Psychological, unconscious reaction or process for avoiding or controlling anxiety and emotional conflict.Time that marks the decline of fever to normal temperature.Automatic, unconscious psychological processes that protect a person against anxiety in response to stress and internal emotional conflict. Typically, defense mechanisms occur outside the person's awareness. Defense mechanisms are grouped by how well or how poorly they help the individual adapt to the reality of his or her situation. Some allow conscious awareness of ideas, feelings, and their consequences and aid the person in finding balance among conflicting motives. Examples are affiliation (turning to others for help), humor (emphasizing the amusing or ironic aspects of the situation), or altruism (dedicating oneself to meeting the needs of others). Some defense mechanisms drive potentially threatening ideas or emotions out of consciousness. Examples are displacement (transferring feelings about one individual, such as one's boss, to someone else, such as the person's spouse or child), repression (expelling the disturbing thoughts, desires, or experiences from consciousness), and intellectualization (excessive use of abstract thinking or generalization to control or minimize feelings).The means whereby an undesirable impulse can be avoided or controlled. Many defense mechanisms have been described, including repression, projection, and reaction formation. They may be partly responsible for such problems as tics, stammering, and phobias.An unconscious behavior that is used to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions.An unconscious coping strategy; a way of defending oneself against difficult feelings.