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	AllRefer.com - defense mechanism (Psychology And Psychiatry) - Encyclopedia
		defense mechanism, in psychoanalysis, any of a variety of unconscious personality reactions which the ego uses to protect the conscious mind from threatening feelings and perceptions.
		Primary defense mechanisms include repression and denial, which serve to prevent unacceptable ideas or impulses from entering the conscience.
		Secondary defense mechanisms : generally appearing as an outgrowth of the primary defense mechanisms : include projection, reaction formation, displacement, sublimation, and isolation.
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	Defence mechanism -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Defence mechanisms ((The people of Great Britain) British spelling; Defense mechanisms in (The English language as used in the United States) American English) are set procedures in animals which are used to avoid danger or alleviate physical or psychological stresses.
		However, a defence mechanism can also lead to a (A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction) neurosis if it causes a person to adopt ineffectual or inappropriate coping strategies.
		((psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them) Reaction formation.
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	defense mechanism on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Secondary defense mechanisms—generally appearing as an outgrowth of the primary defense mechanisms—include projection, reaction formation, displacement, sublimation, and isolation.
		Antioxidant defense: vitamins E and C and carotenoids.(Current State and Perspectives of Diabetes Research: Chronic Complications)
		Determinants of the choice of the hostile takeover mechanism: an empirical analysis of tender offers and proxy contests.
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	Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence: Defense Mechanisms
		The concept of the defense mechanism originated with Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and was later elaborated by other psychodynamically oriented theorists, notably his daughter Anna Freud (1895- 1982).Defense mechanisms allow negative feelings to be lessened without an alteration of the situation that is producing them, often by distorting the reality of that situation in some way.
		In children, excessive dependence on defense mechanisms may produce social isolation and distortion of reality and hamper the ability to engage in and learn from new experiences.
		Displacementis a defense by which an impulse perceived as dangerous is displaced, either through redirection toward a different object or replacement by another impulse.
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	KARATE-DO as a defense mechanism in our aggressive modern world
		It is my opinion that the most adequate self-defense is the one that best prepares the participant for defense from aggressions that exist in his surroundings.
		I believe that karate as a self-defense method must prepare men/women not only in the face of physical aggressions but also in the face of the strong and constant psychological attack he/she is exposed to.
		It is almost unnecessary to clarify, but I believe the latter defense is the most important, because defense against physical aggressions is actually inherent to the technical structure.
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	KARATE-DO as a defense mechanism in our aggressive modern world
		If Karate is an art of self-defense, as it surely is, to really be effective it must change as time passes.
		I believe that karate as a self-defense method must prepare men and women not only to confront physical aggression but also the strong and constant psychological attack they are exposed to.
		It is almost unnecessary to clarify, but I believe the latter defense is the most important, because defense against physical aggressions is actually inherent to karate's technical structure.
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