Defense mechanisms are psychological processes that someone unconsciously engages in to avoid discomfort, and there are ...

Earlier this spring, many of us had the privilege to see the solar eclipse while at the same time learn a lesson about defense mechanisms. For those of us who cared about preserving our vision, we ...

Projection is when an individual unconsciously projects their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else. Sigmund Freud first introduced defense mechanisms, which include projection. These are ...

Why we take our feelings out on the wrong people Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Displacement is a psychological defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source ...