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Defense Mechanisms: Preservation of the Ego

Psychology Unplugged

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What Are the Different Defense Mechanisms?

Freid a was the first person to develop apsco ical explanation for human behavior. He said that there is no structure that we can label as being responsible for the unconscious. Aif the mind perceives that a situation is going to lead to emotional harm, it will react with a defense mechanism. So let's go through the more common ones: denial, repression and avoidance.

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