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4.7 Major-Image Distorting self-Defenses [Splitting and Projective Identification]
Projective Identification (emotional enmeshment soup) | Video+Transcript
Short and snappy, let's talk about Projective Identification. It's more than "Projection," it's a clusterfuck of...
Projective Identification (emotional enmeshment soup)
Short and snappy, let's talk about Projective Identification. It's more than "Projection," it's a clusterfuck of...
Splitting (AKA – Reality-Obscuring Compartmentalization)
What do the Salem witch trials, serial killers, and extremist political figures have in common? Today we discuss...
Presentation Video! Splitting (AKA – Reality-Obscuring Compartmentalization)
Too sick for facetime. But here's the most recent episode, cc'd and set to slides! What do the Salem witch trials,...
self-Defense Notes & Article Excerpts SO FAR
This comprehensive overview of defense mechanisms provides valuable insights into psychological coping strategies and their impact on trauma recovery. By understanding the hierarchy of defenses, from immature to mature, individuals and therapists can better identify and address maladaptive coping mechanisms. The focus on action defenses and major image distortions offers a deeper understanding of how these psychological processes can affect mental health and interpersonal relationships. Recognizing these patterns is crucial for developing more adaptive coping strategies and fostering emotional resilience in trauma recovery.
Video Version! Defense Mechanisms: Passive Aggression
"Concealed discharge of resentment / disappointment created by a lifetime of unmet needs." Let's talk about the depths...
Defense Mechanisms: Passive Aggression
"Concealed discharge of resentment / disappointment created by a lifetime of unmet needs." Let's talk about the depths...
Defense Mechanisms: Help-Rejecting Complaining
Endless energy to voice problems, no attempt to find solutions? It's Help-Rejecting Complaining; the self-defense...
Defense Mechanisms: Help-Rejecting Complaining | Video+Transcript
Endless energy to voice problems, no attempt to find solutions? It's Help-Rejecting Complaining; the self-defense...
Defense Mechanisms: Acting Out II | Video+Transcript
Here's the diagnostic criteria for "acting out" as a defense mechanism! Fig. 1 Defense Hierarchy Transcript: Hey...
Defense Mechanisms: Acting Out II
PS - Here's the diagnostic criteria for "acting out" as a defense mechanism! Fig. 1 Defense Hierarchy
Video+Transcript! Defense Mechanisms: Acting Out
Our first individual defense mechanism! Let's talk about Acting Out (the immediate transmutation of emotion to action...
Defense Mechanisms: Acting Out
Our first individual defense mechanism! Let's talk about Acting Out (the immediate transmutation of emotion to action...
Defense Mechanisms | Immature Level 1: The Action Defenses | Video+Transcript
Let's start working our way through the self-defense mechanisms that define our relationships and lives. First up, the...