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Defense

Deutsch: Abwehr / Español: Defensa / Português: Defesa / Français: Défense / Italiano: Difesa

Defense includes mechanisms strategies the ego uses to disguise or transform unconscious wishes.

Defense in the psychology context refers to defense mechanisms, a concept originally proposed by Sigmund Freud and further elaborated by his daughter Anna Freud, among others. Defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological strategies used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and the perception of internal or external stresses or threats.

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Defense mechanism

defense mechanism refers to the common pattern of behavior, often an adaptive coping style when it occurs in moderation, observed in response to a particular situation. Psychoanalytic theory suggests that defense mechanisms are unconscious processes originating in the ego.

Defensible space

Defensible space refers to the range of mechanisms that combine to bring an environment under the control of its residents.

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Defensible space theory

Defensible space theory refers to the belief that an area's physical features may be modified and structured so as to reduce crime rates in that area and to lower the fear of victimization that residents experience.

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Defensive attributions

Defensive attributions refer to explanations for behavior that avoid feelings of vulnerability and mortality

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Defensive attribution

Defensive attribution refers to the tendency to blame victims for their misfortune, so that one feels less likely to be victimized in a similar way.

Defensive bias

Defensive bias the tendency for people to perceive themselves as personally and situationally similar to someone who is having difficulty or trouble

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Defensive high self-esteem

Defensive high self -esteem refers to a positive self-view that is fragile and vulnerable to threat

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