Defence mechanism

In psychoanalytic theory, defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological processes that protect the self from anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings related to internal conflicts and external stressors. Defences are automatically used to protect ourselves from threats and affects to maintain psychological balance and homeostasis. Defenses are automatic responses to external stressors or internal conflicts.

Defence mechanism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unconscious psychological mechanism For the biological concept, see Biological defense . This article is missing information about scientific status and criticism of validity. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page . ( January 2020 ) Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud's couch Concepts Psychosexual development Psychosocial development (Erikson) Unconscious Preconscious Consciousness Psychic apparatus Id, ego and superego Ego def

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