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What You Need to Know About Defense Mechanisms (Podcast Episode 261)

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Defense mechanisms are your brain’s (mostly unconscious) way of avoiding conflict, anxiety or upset. Although they get a bad rap, defense mechanisms are a necessary part of your psychology, and some are even considered healthy! Today, you’ll gain some self-awareness as you learn all about defense mechanisms and where you fit.

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Resources for What You Need to Know About Defense Mechanisms

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Research

Di Giuseppe M, Perry JC. The Hierarchy of Defense Mechanisms: Assessing Defensive Functioning With the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales Q-Sort. Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 15;12:718440. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.718440. PMID: 34721167; PMCID: PMC8555762.

Metzger, J. A. (2014). Adaptive Defense Mechanisms: Function and Transcendence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70(5), 478-488. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22091

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