A Coping Style to Everyday Life Lt Cdr Habibur Rahman Khan 2 INTRODUCTION Protective response of the body against disease Physiological Unconscious mental process to protect from shame anxiety loss of selfesteem conflict or unacceptable feelings ID: 475874
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DEFENCE MECHANISM
A Coping Style to Everyday Life
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Cdr Habibur Rahman KhanSlide2
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INTRODUCTION
Protective response of the body against disease
Physiological
Unconscious mental process to protect from shame, anxiety, loss of self-esteem, conflict, or unacceptable feelingsPsychological
Bodily Defence Mechanism
Ego Defence MechanismSlide3
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AIMTo apprise you about Defence Mechanism as coping style to everyday lifeSlide4
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SCOPE
Bodily Defence Mechanism
Psychological Defence Mechanism Personality Structure Frustration Coping Strategies/stylesSlide5
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Immunological Mechanism
Lymphocyte Cells
Reticuloendothelial System
Endocrine System
BODILY DEFENCE MECHANISMSlide6
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) : Psychoanalytic Theory
EGO DEFENCE MECHANISM
Ego defence mechanism is a constellation of related ideas by means of which the individual
Maintains
Enhances
Defends himself
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Psychoanalytic Theory
Personality Structure (Id, Ego & Superego)
ID
EGO
SUPER EGO
PRIMITIVE AND UNCONSCIOUS
EXECUTIVE OF THE PERSONALITY OR MEDIATOR
IDEAL / LEARNED / MORAL
GOAL
EGO DEFENCE MECHANISMSlide8
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FRUSTRATION
Frustration refers to the state of the organism when the achievement of goal is blocked
External: Physical Social
Internal:
Physiological
Psychological
Thus, Ego gets involved mediating between the individual and frustration
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COPING STYLES
Rationalization
Where a person convinces him or herself that no wrong is done through rationalizing or making excuse
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COPING STYLES
Projection
Placing blame for own difficulties on others
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COPING STYLES
Compensation
Covering up weakness by emphasizing desirable trait
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COPING STYLES
Displacement
Shifting aggressive impulses to a more acceptable or less threatening target
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COPING STYLES
Reaction Formation
Behaviour that is completely the opposite of what one really wants or feels
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COPING STYLES
Sublimation
Transformation of negative emotions or instincts into positive actions, behaviour or emotion
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COPING STYLES
Isolation
Withdrawal from situation, passivity
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COPING STYLES
Denial
Protects self from unpleasant reality by refusal to face it, often by escapist activities
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COPING STYLES
Repression
Preventing painful thoughts from entering consciousness
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COPING STYLES
Regression
Temporary reversion to an earlier stage of development
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COPING STYLES
Intellectualization
A form of isolation; concentrating on the intellectual components of a situation so as to distance oneself from the associated anxiety-provoking situation
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Healthy persons use different defences throughout life
Ego Defense Mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behaviour
CONCLUSIONUnconscious psychological strategies help cope with reality
Protective response of the body against disease
Physiological
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