defense mechanism

Examples of defense mechanism in the following topics:

• Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Therapy

  • The belief that defense mechanisms are responses that develop in order to avoid unpleasant consequences of conflict.
  • The focus on interpretations of defense mechanisms (often unconscious coping techniques that reduce anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful impulses), transference (a phenomenon in which a patient unconsciously redirects their feelings onto the therapist or another person), and current symptoms.

• The Nature and Meaning of Dreams

  • Threat-simulation theory suggests that dreaming should be seen as an ancient biological defense mechanism.
  • This process enhances the neurocognitive mechanisms required for efficient threat perception and avoidance.
  • Dreaming and REM sleep are simultaneously controlled by different brain mechanisms.
  • This triggers the "continual-activation" mechanism to generate a data stream from the memory stores to flow through to the conscious part of the brain.

• Evolutionary Psychology

  • The brain's adaptive mechanisms have been shaped over time by natural and sexual selection.
  • Different neural mechanisms in the brain were developed to solve problems in humanity's evolutionary past; in many regards, humans can be considered to have Stone Age minds.
  • Human psychology consists of many specialized mechanisms, each sensitive to different information or inputs.
  • These mechanisms combine to produce observable behavior.

• Conscious vs. Unconscious Emotion

  • It is designed to elicit defensive responses without conscious thought.
  • Visual input is received by the thalamus and projected to the amygdala, which sends signals directly to the areas of the brain responsible for generating self-defense behavior.

• Dissociation

  • Psychological coping mechanisms are commonly called coping strategies or coping skills.
  • In mild instances, dissociation is regarded as a coping mechanism designed to master, minimize, or tolerate stressors like boredom or conflict.

• Stimulants

  • Stimulants exert their effects through a number of different mechanisms.
  • These medicines have an extended release mechanism, and are typically less popular for recreational use.

• Gustation: Taste Buds and Taste

  • In general, tastes can be appetitive (pleasant) or aversive (unpleasant), depending on the unique makeup of the material being tasted.There is one type of taste receptor for each flavor, and each type of taste stimulus is transduced by a different mechanism.
  • Bitter, sweet, and umami tastes use similar mechanisms based on a G protein-coupled receptor, or GPCR.
  • The specific mechanism depends on the specific molecule flavor.

• Evaluating the Psychodynamic Approach to Personality

  • The psychodynamic model states that psychological disorders stemmed from maladaptive defenses against unconscious, internal conflicts.

• Introduction to Personality Disorders

  • The person is guarded, defensive, distrustful, suspicious, and always looking for evidence to confirm hidden plots and schemes.

• Specific Effects of Stress: PTSD

  • CBT has been proven to be an effective treatment for PTSD and is currently considered the standard of care for PTSD by the United States Department of Defense.