EPISODE · Jul 26, 2020 · 30 MIN
Defense Mechanisms
from Longevity Metrics · host William Brandenburg
Lecture Summary Learn about pathological, immature, and mature defense mechanisms in part 2 of the crazy inside all of us! Key Point - All of us have unacceptable impulses, emotions, desires, and anxieties which would be unacceptable to act upon. - Our unconscious minds deploy a number of tactics, most notably defense or coping mechanisms to protect our rational minds from these anxiety provoking stimuli. - Pathological defense mechanisms discussed include delusional projection, denial, and distortion. - Immature defense mechanisms discussed include idealization, introjection, passive aggressive, withdrawal, social comparisons (racism), regression, acting out, projection, fantasy, somatization, conversion, repression, intellectualization, dissociation, and reaction formation. - Mature defense mechanisms discussed include altruism, humor, sublimation, and suppression. References - First Aid for Step 1, Medical Board Exam Review Book - Sigmund Freud - Utah Psych Defense Mechanisms. Available at: http://www.utahpsych.org/defensemechanisms.htm - DSM5, personality disorder section - Wikipedia, defense mechanisms - Personal experience treating and dealing with crazy people - The crazy inside me
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Lecture Summary Learn about pathological, immature, and mature defense mechanisms in part 2 of the crazy inside all of us! Key Point - All of us have unacceptable impulses, emotions, desires, and anxieties which would be unacceptable to act upon. - Our unconscious minds deploy a number of tactics, most notably defense or coping mechanisms to protect our rational minds from these anxiety provoking stimuli. - Pathological defense mechanisms discussed include delusional projection, denial, and ...
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