Posted by Tiggy on July 02, 2000 at 11:30:49:
In Reply to: Defense by type (O'Hanrahan: EM Monthly, Feb 2000 posted by Brian(quiet day)C. on July 02, 2000 at 11:18:07:
> 1.Ones use reaction formation to avoid anger (i.e., direct anger) and to maintain a self-image of being
> right. (Reaction formation is feeling one thing and then doing the opposite, such as feeling resentful but
> acting nice.)
> 2.Twos use repression of personal needs and feelings to avoid being needy and to maintain a self-image
> of being helpful. (Repression is putting one's "unacceptable" feelings out of awareness and converting
> them into a more acceptable kind of emotional energy.)
> 3.Threes use identification to avoid failure and maintain a self-image of being successful. (Identification
> is a kind of pervasive role playing and losing oneself in image.)
> 4.Fours use introjection to avoid ordinariness and maintain a self-image of being authentic.
> (Introjection is both an attempt to overcome deficiency by bringing in value from outside oneself and the
> habit of internalizing blame for what goes wrong.)
> 5.Fives use isolation to avoid emptiness and maintain a self-image of being knowledgeable. (Isolation
> can be physical and geographical, but it also means being cut off from one's emotions.)
> 6.Sixes use projection to avoid personal rejection and to maintain a self-image of being loyal.
> (Projection is a way of attributing to others what one can't accept in oneself, both positive and negative.)
> 7.Sevens use rationalization to avoid suffering and to maintain a self-image of being okay.
> (Rationalization is a style of explaining and justifying in order to keep pain away or refuse to take
> responsibility.)
> 8.Eights use denial to avoid vulnerability and to maintain a self-image of being strong. (Denial is a kind
> of forceful re-directing of attention and feeling based on willfulness and control.)
> 9.Nines use narcotization to avoid conflict and to maintain a self-image of being comfortable or
> harmonious. (Narcotization is using food and drink, entertainment, or simply repetitive patterns of
> thinking and doing to "put oneself to sleep.")