Defence Mechanisms in Everyday Battles
Imagine a situation, where you came 30 minutes late to the office due to the heavy rains. As soon as you get to your seat, your boss asks you to be in his cabin. Although arriving late was not all
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Defence Mechanism: What They Are And Why We Use Them
Defence Mechanism: What They Are And Why We Use Them In psychoanalytic theory, pioneered by psychologist Sigmund Freud, defence mechanisms refer to the mental processes that we employ to reach compromise solutions for conflicts that our mind is unable to
Life Style
Humour as a Coping Mechanism
It’s rightly said that a day without laughter is a day wasted. What’s a better way to warm your heart than sharing a few giggles with your friends? Probably nothing. But have you ever thought about the complex psychological mechanism
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How the Big 10 Defense Mechanisms Can Unlock Your Personal Growth, According to Psychology
Defence mechanisms are unconscious psychological techniques devised by the human brain to protect itself from anxiety and negative feelings. These things are supposed to work like little habits to help a person go through his or her life without facing
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Projection as a Defense Mechanism in Psychology
Can you think of a moment when a person accused you of doing something you never actually did, yet it feels as if he or she is indeed the real culprit for the said act? Or would you relate to
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Positive
Masculinity and Emotional Suppression
From a young age, boys are taught to be strong. Not always are they allowed or made to feel safe enough to show emotion. A pressure to fit into society’s designed boxes of masculine expectations. Masculinity has long been associated
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The Psychology Behind Heightened Unconscious Alertness in Public SpacesÂ
Stepping outside may seem simple, but for many girls and women, it triggers a quiet, constant alertness. Every shadow, sound, and passerby is unconsciously assessed. This state of heightened awareness is called hypervigilance; it’s a deeply ingrained response shaped by
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Anger as a Secondary EmotionÂ
Anger can seem like the easiest, loudest reaction to a problem; it’s just the surface layer hiding the more sensitive emotions underneath. Understanding anger as a secondary emotion, a response to primary emotions such as hurt, fear, or sadness, can
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Anxiety And Data Breaches: Why Protecting Personal Info Is a Mental Health Priority
In today’s hyper-networked world, the concept of privacy is more of a relic than a right. Every download of an app, every subscription to a newsletter, every harmless online quiz – they all erode your digital trail. And although a
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Therapy
The Stories They Make up: Analysing Children’s Apperception Test (CAT)
Individuals’ personalities are formed by their consistent actions, feelings, and thoughts (Bergner, 2019). Direct questionnaires are a common method to study personality, but they may not be useful to reveal unconscious thoughts and emotions. To solve that problem, psychologists invented