Category Archives: Defense Mechanisms
Defense Mechanism of The Week: Sublimination
Defense Mechanisms | January 23, 2012 The “Good” Defense Sublimination is often seen as the “good” defense in psychological and popular thinking. By definition, sublimination represents a creative, healthy, and socially acceptable way of expressing internal conflicts. Originally, Freud stated that sublimination was the expression of … Continue reading
Defense mechanism of The Week: Introjection
Defense Mechanisms | January 19, 2012 What is It? At its simplest, introjection is the process of misunderstanding the feelings that come from the outside as coming from the inside. Although introjection tends to be a more primitive defense, it can sometimes be used in a … Continue reading
Defense Mechanism of the Week: Intellectualization
Defense Mechanisms | December 14, 2011 Intellectualization occurs when reasoning and logic are used unconsciously to control internal conflict and emotional anxiety. People who intellectualize talk about feelings in a way that strikes the listener as emotionless. For example, if a man talks about “feeling rage” … Continue reading
Defense Mechanism of the Week: Projection
Newport Beach, Orange County- What is projection? What does it mean for someone to project his or her feelings onto someone else? Simply put, projection is the misunderstood perception that feelings that in reality come from the inside are coming … Continue reading
Defense Mechanism of the Week: Repression
Defense Mechanisms | November 23, 2011 What is Repression? In essence, it is motivated ignoring or forgetting for protection of the Ego. This is the defense mechanism that first fascinated Freud, and has been studied in depth by therapists and psychoanalysts ever since. Another way to … Continue reading
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Mental Health News- Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens May 22, 2013Suicide can be contagious, especially among teenagers, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The research suggests that one person's suicide can influence another person's suicidal thoughts or behavior, and this is particularly seen among younger adolescents... […]
- In US, 20% Of Children Have A Mental Disorder May 19, 2013Nearly 20% of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number has been increasing for over a decade, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report covered the topic of mental disorders among children aged 3 to 17 for the first time... […]
- Relationship Between Sleep Duration And Suicidal Thoughts In People With Insomnia. May 17, 2013Results of a new study show that every one-hour increase in sleep duration was associated with a 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk, in comparison with low risk. Data were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education and age of onset of sleep difficulties... […]
- Traumatic Brain Injuries Among The Military Linked To Suicidal Thoughts Risk May 16, 2013Researchers at the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported that the suicide risk among people in the military increases according to the number of lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) they have had. They published their findings in JAMA Psychiatry... […]
- Non-Communicable Disease Care And Mental Health Care Should Be Addressed Together May 16, 2013Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and mental disorders each constitute a huge portion of the worldwide health care burden, and often occur together, so they should be addressed together. These are the conclusions of the third article in a series published in PLOS Medicine that provides a global perspective on integrating mental health... […]
- Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens May 22, 2013
