self-defense mechanisms
Self-defense mechanisms are automatic psychological processes that individuals employ to protect themselves from emotional or psychological harm, by distorting, denying, or rejecting threatening thoughts, feelings, or memories.
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Related Concepts (21)
- adaptive coping strategies
- avoidance
- compartmentalization
- confrontation
- denial
- displacement
- dissociation
- emotional numbing
- fight or flight response
- humor
- intellectualization
- maladaptive coping strategies
- projection
- rationalization
- reaction formation
- regression
- repression
- self-isolation
- self-preservation
- sublimation
- suppression
Similar Concepts
- adaptation mechanisms
- aggression in self-defense or protection of interests
- coping mechanisms
- defense mechanisms
- defensive mechanisms
- ego defense mechanisms
- healthy coping mechanisms
- instinct for self-preservation
- physical defense mechanisms
- predators and defense mechanisms
- protective instincts
- security mechanisms
- self-defense techniques
- self-preservation instincts
- self-protection