*Defence Mechanisms

Question 1

Types of defence mechanisms

Answer 1

Immature (primitive)&raquo_space;
Mature

Question 2

List immature defences

Answer 2

1. Acting out - tantrums (throwing things etc)
2. Passive aggression - express in non-confrontational way (silent treatment)
3. Denial
4. Displacement - take feelings out on neutral 3rd party
5. Isolation of affect - separate emotions from gruesome/troubling event (describing murder scene without any emotion)
6. Projection - Philandering husband claims his wife is cheating (b/w 2 ppl unlike displacement)
7. Rationalisation- Grades are not imp anyway, after failing
8. *Reaction formation - Replacing unwanted idea with its opposite (high sexual desire - become a nun)
9. Regression - in children
   Reversing to child like behaviour (toilet trained child bet wetting after stress/new sibling/illness)
10. Repression - amnesia in PSTD
    Involuntary, withholding of bad thoughts
    (voluntary in suppression mature defence)
11. Splitting - in BPD

Question 3

Mature defence mechanisms

Answer 3

1. Altruism - alleviate guilt with charity, generosity
   (mafia donating money)
2. Humor - to relieve stress
3. Sublimation - replacing unacceptable action with more acceptable action (love violence - join military)
4. Suppression - Voluntary withholding bad thoughts
   (Rape/child abuse victim not talking)