Defense mechanisms are used in order to decrease our anxiety. Have you ever felt the need to hide your feelings? Why?
Freud believed that defense mechanisms were used in the attempt to reduce or avoid anxiety by keeping unconscious thoughts from bursting into consciousness (Burger, 2011, p. 46).
Like in the video Split Personality by Pink, sometimes I "split" my personality to avoid pain. Am I using a defense mechanism?
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