Glossary D
Glossary D
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.