Differentiate the Function

question 28

Short Answer

Differentiate the function.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are kept out of conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable or threatening inner wishes and fantasies with an exaggerated version of their opposite.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded individual psychology and emphasized the importance of feelings of inferiority in the development of personality.