Sigmund Freud gave various defense mechanisms. Which of the following is not a mature defense mechanism?
Correct Answer: Projection
Description: Ans. B. ProjectionAll of the others are mature defenses. Anticipation is goal directed and involves realistic anticipation or planning for future inner discomfort. Suppression involves the conscious postponement of attention to a conscious impulse or conflict. Altruism uses constructive and instinctually satisfying service to others to undergo a vicarious experience. Asceticism involves the assignment of value to specific pleasure and is directed against all base pleasures.
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