Six Defense Mechanisms According To Freud

Hey guys! Here’s a video I did as a homework assignment for AP Psych. The topic was regarding the six defense mechanisms that people use in order to protect themselves. The video pretty much describes everything, but for a little background, it took me a couple of hours to make, it stars me alone with me, and it deals with psychology.

Here are the words listed in the video:

Repression: Bottling it up inside

Regression: Returning to an infantile stage in behavior

Reaction Formation: Saying the opposite of how you feel as a form of defense (IE: I hate her would become I love her). In a sense, it could be a Freudian slip.

Projection: Openly blaming others for something that you’re guilty of, or just not comfortable about.

Displacement: Generally taking things out on people who have nothing to do with why you feel the way you do.

Rationalization: Making up a reason for behavior that isn’t normally acceptable.

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