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Defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological strategies that individuals use to protect themselves from anxiety, internal conflicts, and unacceptable impulses. They operate automatically and help maintain psychological equilibrium by reducing feelings of distress or threatening emotions. The concept was first introduced by Sigmund Freud and later expanded by his daughter, Anna Freud, who categorized and described various mechanisms in detail. Defense mechanisms are central to psychoanalytic theory and are considered normal aspects of human behavior, although excessive reliance on them can lead to maladaptive patterns. One of the most common defense mechanisms is repression, where an individual unconsciously blocks out painful or unacceptable thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness. For example, a person who experienced a traumatic event may have no conscious memory of it, yet the event still influences their behavior or emotional responses. Repression serves to keep distressing material out of awareness to reduce anxiety but can also prevent individuals from processing emotions fully. Another important defense mechanism is denial, which involves refusing to accept _____ _______ _________ __________ _________ ________ __________ ________ ____ ___.
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