Defence mechanism — For the biological concept, see Antipredator adaptation. Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis … Wikipedia
defence mechanism — Unconscious psychological mechanisms, delineated by Sigmund Freud , that the ego uses to defend the individual from unacceptable instinctual impulses which must be hidden from consciousness. Best known are repression and projection ; others… … Dictionary of sociology
defence mechanisms — Unconscious psychological mechanisms, delineated by Sigmund Freud , that the ego uses to defend the individual from unacceptable instinctual impulses which must be hidden from consciousness. Best known are repression and projection ; others… … Dictionary of sociology
defence mechanism — /dəˈfɛns ˌmɛkənɪzəm/ (say duh fens .mekuhnizuhm) noun 1. Physiology organic activity, as the formation of an antitoxin, as a defensive measure. 2. Psychoanalysis an unconscious process such as repression which protects the ego from awareness of… …
Id, ego and super-ego — For other uses of ego and id, see Ego (disambiguation) and ID (disambiguation). Superego redirects here. For the Superego Podcast, see Superego Podcast. Structural model redirects here. For structural models in economics, see Economic model. For… … Wikipedia
Id, ego, and super-ego — are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud s structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction mental life is described. According to this model, the… … Wikipedia
Motivated forgetting — is a debated concept referring to a psychological defence mechanism in which people forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously.[1] There are times when memories are reminders of unpleasant experiences that make people angry,… … Wikipedia
Narcissistic defences — have been defined as those processes whereby the idealized aspects of the self are preserved and the limitations of the self and [of] others denied .[1] The narcissistic defense can theoretically occur at any stage of self development...and… … Wikipedia
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Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E … Catholic encyclopedia
Hegelians (The Young), Feuerbach, and Marx — The Young Hegelians, Feuerbach, and Marx Robert Nola Largely through lectures delivered at the University of Berlin, Hegel built up a circle of followers, mainly contemporaries or pupils, who were intent on working out aspects of the… … History of philosophy