Aggression is a way to deflect thinking from whatever is causing the anxiety. Aggressive people are usually anxious about something and trying to avoid the emotion involved with the anxiety. They strike out at everyone else around them instead of dealing with their emotions. The opposite of aggression is avoidance, where the person refuses to even fact the situation.
Aggression as a defense mechanism involves responding to a threat or stressful situation by using aggressive behavior to protect oneself. It can be a way of warding off perceived dangers or asserting control over a situation to feel safer. However, relying on aggression as a defense mechanism can have negative consequences on relationships and well-being.
Denial. This defense mechanism involves rejecting or refusing to acknowledge a reality that causes discomfort or distress. It can be a coping mechanism to protect oneself from feeling overwhelmed by emotions or situations.
Repression is an example of a defense mechanism where a person unconsciously blocks out thoughts or memories that are too difficult for them to acknowledge.
Repression is a defense mechanism that pushes unwanted thoughts, feelings, or memories into the unconscious to reduce anxiety or distress.
repression
D. Yelling at your spouse after a bad day at work is an example of defense mechanism. In this case, the person is using "displacement" as a defense mechanism by venting their frustration on their spouse instead of addressing the actual source of stress from work.
Verbal Aggression
which of the following defense mechanisms reverses a person's true motives? (reaction formation, repression, sublimation, displaced aggression).
What is a defense mechanism
One of the defense mechanism's of the turtle is the ability to hide in it's shell.
Stockholm Syndrome is an example of the defense mechanism of identification.
Adaptation or defense mechanism.
No, the hand gestures are not viewed as a defense mechanism but communication mechanism. Some of the hand gestures that is viewed as a defense mechanism includes crossed arms with fists and arm crossed with thumbs.
Reflexes are a part of the body's defense mechanism.
aggressive defense
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Defense is usually good.
no