Displacement

Neurotic defense mechanism

 Neurotic defense mechanism Displacement → Shifting emotions about one object/ individual to another object/individual → Ex- After being scolded by father, the person goes and scolds his younger sibling → Displacement is involved in development of Phobias Intellectualization → Use of intellectual process to avoid painful emotions → Ex- After diagnosis of Lung Cancer, […]

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Defense mechanisms in psychiatric diseases

 Defense mechanisms in psychiatric diseases OCD- Reaction formation Displacement Undoing Inhibition Phobia-Displacement & Inhibition Dissociative disorder-Dissociation Neurosis-Regression Delusion/hallucination-Projection Impulse Control Disorders-Acting out Borderline Personality Ds-Projecting Identification Substance Use Disorder-Rationalization

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