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6 pages in length. An individual whose life is consumed by anxiety has a greater inclination toward developing defense mechanisms - even toward situations that present no clear threat - a behavior that occurs as a way to make uncomfortable situations easier to address. Five such defense mechanisms Rhea displays in association with her phobic tendencies include denial, repression, displacement, impression management and fantasy, all of which serve to impair the way in which she has come to interact with peers, family and the world around her, which has ultimately lead to lifelong problems associated with her ability to cope with perceived threats. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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- a behavior that occurs as a way to make uncomfortable situations easier to address. Five such defense mechanisms Rhea displays in association with her phobic tendencies include denial,
repression, displacement, impression management and fantasy, all of which serve to impair the way in which she has come to interact with peers, family and the world around her, which
has ultimately lead to lifelong problems associated with her ability to cope with perceived threats. II. DENIAL DENIAL: Rhea does not believe she is acting irrationally, which is demonstrated
in the case study with the statement "she did not want to tell anyone why she was leaving as she knows people do not understand that she is only sensible
in not putting herself in dangerous situations." ID: She expects everyone to understand her fears the way her mother does. EGO: Being reality based, it is not fair to think
everyone will react in the same way as her mother who adores her. SUPEREGO: Rhea refrains from telling others. Denial as a
defense mechanism disputes the fact that anything has occurred, whether that may be an event or emotion. By convincing herself of this, the unpleasant incident becomes less threatening and,
therefore, easier to address. Human beings push away inherent tendencies inasmuch as they are considered inappropriate; people purge things from the conscious mind when they present discomfort, hastening them
to the unconscious state where they develop a life of their own because "what is not there cannot produce any pain" (Cramer, 2006, p. 51). III. REPRESSION DENIAL: Rhea
has repressed any conscious recollection of her deceased brother, which she demonstrates by stating "I had one brother who, I dont know how, died when I was 4. But nobody
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