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Defenses are mental operations that serve to protect oneself. The elaboration of defenses was undertaken by Sigmund Freud and continued by many other pioneers. Many defenses have been operationalized and empirically founded. An understanding of defensive operation is an essential body of knowledge for psychotherapists as they help orient the clinical work and are useful to understand when making assessments. There are various categories of defenses: | Defenses are mental operations that serve to protect oneself. The elaboration of defenses was undertaken by Sigmund Freud and continued by many other pioneers. Many defenses have been operationalized and empirically founded. An understanding of defensive operation is an essential body of knowledge for psychotherapists as they help orient the clinical work and are useful to understand when making assessments. There are various categories of defenses: | ||
| − | *Psychotic Defenses | + | *[[Psychotic Defenses]] |
| − | *Immature Defenses | + | *[[Immature Defenses]] |
| − | *Neurotic Defenses | + | *[[Neurotic Defenses]] |
| − | *Mature Defenses | + | *[[Mature Defenses]] |
Latest revision as of 18:13, 16 November 2010
Defenses are mental operations that serve to protect oneself. The elaboration of defenses was undertaken by Sigmund Freud and continued by many other pioneers. Many defenses have been operationalized and empirically founded. An understanding of defensive operation is an essential body of knowledge for psychotherapists as they help orient the clinical work and are useful to understand when making assessments. There are various categories of defenses:
