Ego Defense Mechanisms
Ego defense mechanisms are unconscious protective behaviors that the ego employs to reduce anxiety. According to Freud, these mechanisms are activated when the ego struggles to mediate the conflict between the id and superego. They operate by distorting reality in various ways, and the individual using them is unaware of doing so.
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