1.03 Defense and Coping Mechanisms Flashcards
Primarily unconscious
goal is immediate gratification of the drives, otherwise it would create anxiety if not allowed
Id
Has both conscious and unconscious components
what should be done, what should not be done
superego
Mediator between the id and superego, the person and reality
ego
Conscious roles of the ego
Perception Learning Reality Testing Thinking Comprehension Affect Judgement
The collection, identification, organization and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment
Perception
Acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing knowledge, behaviors, skills, values or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information
Learning
The ability to have abstract, logical and coherent thoughts
Thinking
Understanding
Comprehension
Refers to the experience of feeling or emotion
Affect
Adjudication capabilities of particular individuals
Judgement
Allows us to express our impulses in a disguised form
Defense Mechanisms
Genesis of defense mechanisms
1) Id seeks expression of an impulse
2) The superego prohibits the impulse from being expressed
3) Conflict produces anxiety
4) Ego defense is recruited to decrease anxiety
5) Decrease the anxiety as compromise
6) Defense mechanism
7) A character or trait is formed, based on the types of ego defenses used.
Classifications of Defense Mechanisms by George Vaillant
Narcissistic
Immature
Neurotic
Mature
Defenses found as part of a psychotic process but may also occur in young children and adult dreams or fantasies
Narcissistic defense mechanisms
Share common notes of avoiding, negating or distorting reality
Narcissistic defense mechanisms
Types of Narcissistic Defense Mechanisms
Denial
Distortion
Projection
Reality is ignored so as to avoid painful feelings and memories
Denial
Altering one’s perception of the environment by replacing reality with a more acceptable version in order to suit the inner needs
Distortion
Casting out unacceptable thoughts or feelings onto others, misattributing or misinterpreting motives, attitudes, feelings or intentions of others
Projection
Mechanisms common in preadolescent years and adult character disorders
often mobilized by anxieties related to intimacy and loss
Immature Defense Mechanisms
Immature Defense Mechanisms
Acting out Passive Aggressive behavior Regression Schizoid fantasy Somatization Hyperchondriasis
Performing an extreme behavior in order to express thoughts or feelings the person feels incapable of otherwise expressing
Acting out
The expression of hostile feelings in a non-aggressive or non-confrontational manner
Passive-Aggressive behavior
Attempt to go back to an earlier phase of functioning in an attempt to avoid the tension involved at the current level of development
Regression
Retreating into one’s private internal world to avoid anxiety brought by interpersonal situations
Schizoid Fantasy
Compensatory relationship in the fantasy, a substitute for an actual experience
Schizoid Fantasy