Defence Mechanisms

Without looking in your notes, create a definition of a defence mechanism.

Which defence mechanism is this - refusal to accept reality, thus blocking external events from awareness.​

• Regression

• Repression

• Displacement

• Denial

Which one is this referring to? People claiming that their feelings belong to someone else when they are actually representative of their own feeling.

Why do we use defence mechanisms?

• To avoid distress or anxiety

• To avoid unacceptable thoughts or behaviours

• Because the conscious mind tells us to

• Because the unconscious mind tells us to

When little Hans dreamt of his fear of horses (which actually represented his father) which defence mechanism was he using? Explain your answer.