projection
projection
projection
When someone laughs when faced with a tough situation or serious conversation, it could be a defense mechanism to cope with discomfort or anxiety. It may also be a way to deflect attention or mask their true feelings.
Denial
Displacement is a defense mechanism where an individual redirects their emotions from a threatening situation to a less threatening one. For example, someone upset with their boss may take out their frustration on their family instead. This allows the person to avoid dealing directly with the source of their distress.
Verbal Aggression
They use it when someone diturbs them as a defence mechanism and then the skunk gets away when its predator is disturbed... :)
No, it is not legal to point a gun at someone unless it is in self-defense or in a situation where deadly force is justified.
Some examples of defense mechanisms include denial (refusing to accept reality), projection (attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else), and repression (unconsciously blocking out painful or anxiety-inducing thoughts or memories).
Even in a situation where you shoot some one in self defense the police must take control of your gun. Receiving the gun back will depend on the full out come of the situation.
Projection is a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own undesirable feelings, thoughts, or impulses onto someone else. This helps the individual avoid confronting their own uncomfortable emotions by instead seeing them in others. This can lead to misunderstandings and conflict in relationships if the projected feelings are not acknowledged or addressed.
No. You need to remove yourself from the situation and get out of the way. ADDED: Correct. The situation (as you describe it "threatening") does not rise to the level of self defense, and you are capable of leaving the scene.