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DEFENCE MECHANISM A Coping Style to Everyday Life

DEFENCE MECHANISM A Coping Style to Everyday Life. Lt Cdr Habibur Rahman Khan. INTRODUCTION. Physiological. Bodily Defence Mechanism. Protective response of the body against disease . Ego Defence Mechanism. Psychological .

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DEFENCE MECHANISM A Coping Style to Everyday Life

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  1. DEFENCE MECHANISM A Coping Style to Everyday Life Lt Cdr Habibur Rahman Khan

  2. INTRODUCTION Physiological Bodily Defence Mechanism Protective response of the body against disease Ego Defence Mechanism Psychological Unconscious mental process to protect from shame, anxiety, loss of self-esteem, conflict, or unacceptable feelings

  3. AIM To apprise you about Defence Mechanism as coping style to everyday life

  4. SCOPE • Bodily Defence Mechanism • Psychological Defence Mechanism • Personality Structure • Frustration • Coping Strategies/styles

  5. BODILY DEFENCE MECHANISM Immunological Mechanism • Lymphocyte Cells • Reticuloendothelial System • Endocrine System

  6. EGO DEFENCE MECHANISM • Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) : Psychoanalytic Theory Ego defence mechanism is a constellation of related ideas by means of which the individual • Maintains • Enhances • Defends himself Cont.

  7. EGO DEFENCE MECHANISM • Psychoanalytic Theory • Personality Structure (Id, Ego & Superego) PRIMITIVE AND UNCONSCIOUS ID EXECUTIVE OF THE PERSONALITY OR MEDIATOR GOAL EGO IDEAL / LEARNED / MORAL SUPER EGO

  8. FRUSTRATION • Frustration refers to the state of the organism when the achievement of goal is blocked • External: • Physical • Social • Internal: • Physiological • Psychological • Thus, Ego gets involved mediating between the individual and frustration

  9. COPING STYLES • Rationalization Where a person convinces him or herself that no wrong is done through rationalizing or making excuse Cont.

  10. COPING STYLES • Projection Placing blame for own difficulties on others Cont.

  11. COPING STYLES • Compensation Covering up weakness by emphasizing desirable trait Cont.

  12. COPING STYLES • Displacement Shifting aggressive impulses to a more acceptable or less threatening target Cont.

  13. COPING STYLES • Reaction Formation Behaviour that is completely the opposite of what one really wants or feels Cont.

  14. COPING STYLES • Sublimation Transformation of negative emotions or instincts into positive actions, behaviour or emotion Cont.

  15. COPING STYLES • Isolation Withdrawal from situation, passivity Cont.

  16. COPING STYLES • Denial Protects self from unpleasant reality by refusal to face it, often by escapist activities Cont.

  17. COPING STYLES Repression Preventing painful thoughts from entering consciousness Cont.

  18. COPING STYLES Regression Temporary reversion to an earlier stage of development Cont.

  19. COPING STYLES Intellectualization A form of isolation; concentrating on the intellectual components of a situation so as to distance oneself from the associated anxiety-provoking situation Cont.

  20. CONCLUSION Physiological Protective response of the body against disease Psychological Unconsciouspsychological strategies help cope with reality • Healthy persons use different defences throughout life Ego Defense Mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behaviour

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