A plain-language client handout covering 10 common defense mechanisms: denial, repression, projection, rationalization, displacement, intellectualization, regression, reaction formation, sublimation, and avoidance, each with a definition and example. Framed as normal, often useful coping strategies rather than flaws to eliminate.
Includes guidance on how to think about defense mechanisms without judgment, and a personal reflection section for the client to identify their own patterns.
A plain-language client handout covering 10 common defense mechanisms: denial, repression, projection, rationalization, displacement, intellectualization, regression, reaction formation, sublimation, and avoidance, each with a definition and example. Framed as normal, often useful coping strategies rather than flaws to eliminate.
Includes guidance on how to think about defense mechanisms without judgment, and a personal reflection section for the client to identify their own patterns.
